Flash Flood Warning until 04:15PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... NORTHWESTERN YORK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
* UNTIL 415 PM EDT
* AT 108 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAIN...FALLING AT THE RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ADAMS COUNTY. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN SINCE 1030 AM NEAR CASHTOWN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... CARLISLE...GETTYSBURG...HANOVER...ASPERS...BOILING SPRINGS... BONNEAUVILLE...CARROLL VALLEY...CASHTOWN...DILLSBURG...EAST BERLIN...HAMPTON...LAKE HERITAGE...LAKE MEADE...LITTLESTOWN... MCSHERRYSTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY SPRINGS...NEW OXFORD...ORRTANNA... SIDDONSBURG AND ABBOTTSTOWN. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS LIKELY ACROSS PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA BY 3 PM...ESPECIALLY NEAR AND JUST TO THE EAST OF ROUTE 15.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ADAMS ... CUMBERLAND ... YORK
Instructions:
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
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:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning