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Northeastern York County Emergency Management Agency
Tuesday September 29th, 2015 :: 11:51 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Flood Warning until 01:45AM Wednesday

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN... SOUTHEASTERN LEBANON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... SOUTHEASTERN YORK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... LANCASTER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 245 AM EDT

* AT 1146 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN THAT WILL CAUSE THE POTENTIAL FOR SMALL STREAMS TO LEAVE THEIR BANKS AND BEGIN FLOODING.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... YORK...EAST PETERSBURG...RED LION...MOUNT JOY...EPHRATA... MYERSTOWN...LEBANON...MANHEIM...AKRON...CORNWALL...LITITZ...NEW HOLLAND...MILLERSVILLE...WILLOW STREET...DALLASTOWN...COLUMBIA... SPRY...LANCASTER...ELIZABETHTOWN AND JACOBUS. THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING...SWARR RUN... DELLINGER RUN...CALAMUS RUN...PUDDLE DUCK CREEK...BOYERS RUN...TRIB. TO QUITTAPAHILLA CREEK NEAR SOUTH LEBANON...SOUTH BRANCH CONEWAGO CREEK...LITTLE CONESTOGA RIVER...WEST BRANCH OCTORARO CREEK...BALD EAGLE CREEK...WATSON RUN...BRANDYWINE CREEK...CONOWINGO CREEK... HARNISH RUN...TRIB. TO CODORUS CREEK NEAR STOVERSTOWN...DEEP RUN... SUSQUEHANNA RIVER...DEER CREEK...TRIB. TO CONESTOGA RIVER...TRIB. TO LITITZ RUN NEAR SANTO DOMINGO CREEK...LANDIS RUN...TRIB. TO CHICKIES CREEK NEAR SALUNGA...TRIB. TO NORTH BRANCH MUDDY CREEK NEAR SECHRIST MILL...SNITZ CREEK...TRIB TO WEST BRANCH OCTORARO CREEK NEAR WHITE ROCK...BUFFALO VALLEY HOLLOW...WALNUT RUN...BECK CREEK...GROFF RUN AND BUCK RUN.

* AFFECTED AREAS: LANCASTER ... LEBANON ... YORK

Instructions:

AT NIGHT IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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

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Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible 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 Warning

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