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Northeastern York County Emergency Management Agency
Thursday August 20th, 2015 :: 06:16 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Flood Advisory until 08:30PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... DAUPHIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... YORK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... LEBANON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... LANCASTER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... CENTRAL JUNIATA COUNTY IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 830 PM EDT

* AT 526 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THREE TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN HEAVIEST STORMS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... AKRON...ANNVILLE...CAMP HILL...CARLISLE...COLONIAL PARK... COLUMBIA...CORNWALL...DALLASTOWN...EAST PETERSBURG... ELIZABETHTOWN...ENOLA...EPHRATA...GETTYSBURG...HANOVER... HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...HUMMELSTOWN...LANCASTER...LEBANON AND LEMOYNE.

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

Instructions:

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

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:
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

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