Full Notification

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ADAMS...CUMBERLAND...DAUPHIN... LANCASTER...LEBANON...PERRY AND YORK.

* FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON

* AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING MILDER AIR AND A PERIOD OF RAIN THAT WILL AID IN SNOW MELT AND RAISE THE THREAT FOR FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALLER STEAMS AND CREEKS.

* PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN LOW LYING AREAS NORMALLY PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD CHECK FOR UPDATES AND ANY POTENTIAL WARNINGS AS THE SITUATION UNFOLDS.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ADAMS ... CUMBERLAND ... DAUPHIN ... LANCASTER ... LEBANON ... PERRY ... YORK

Instructions:

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING ON SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS...POOR DRAINAGE...URBAN AND LOW-LYING AREAS BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.