Flood Advisory until 03:15PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHEASTERN DAUPHIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... YORK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... LEBANON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... LANCASTER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... SCHUYLKILL COUNTY IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
* UNTIL 315 PM EDT
* AT 1212 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED TORRENTIAL RAIN FROM NUMEROUS SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS...FALLING AT THE RATE OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. THIS EXCESSIVE RAIN WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THE LEADING EDGE OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATION FROM MAHANOY CITY...TO PINE GROVE...CLEONA...MANHEIM... NEW SALEM AND LITTLESTOWN. LOCATIONS THAT SEE RAIN FALLING FOR OVER AN HOUR COULD SEE MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... AKRON...ANNVILLE...COLUMBIA...CORNWALL...DALLASTOWN...EAST PETERSBURG...ELIZABETHTOWN...EPHRATA...FRACKVILLE...HANOVER... HERSHEY...HUMMELSTOWN...LANCASTER...LEBANON...LITITZ...MAHANOY CITY...MANHEIM...MIDDLETOWN...MILLERSVILLE AND MINERSVILLE.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ADAMS ... DAUPHIN ... LANCASTER ... LEBANON ... SCHUYLKILL ... YORK
Instructions:
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
Address/Location
Northeastern York County Emergency Management Agency
5080 N Sherman St Ext
Mount Wolf, PA 17347
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 717-577-1844
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP NEAEM followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Advisory