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Gettysburg National Military Park
Monday August 30th, 2021 :: 04:12 a.m. EDT

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Flash Flood Watch until 08:00AM Thursday

The National Weather Service in State College has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for a portion of central Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Montour, Northern Centre, Northern Clinton, Northern Lycoming, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill, Snyder, Somerset, Southern Centre, Southern Clinton, Southern Lycoming, Sullivan, Union and York.

* From Wednesday morning through Thursday morning.

* Heavy rainfall associated with Ida will result in an increased risk of flooding. Widespread rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches are expected with locally higher amounts up to 6 inches possible across south-central Pennsylvania.

* Considerable river flooding is also possible. The greatest risk of minor to moderate flood stages will be along small streams and creeks in south-central Pennsylvania.

* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHERN CLINTON ... CLEARFIELD ... NORTHERN CENTRE ... SOUTHERN CENTRE ... CAMBRIA ... BLAIR ... HUNTINGDON ... MIFFLIN ... JUNIATA ... SOMERSET ... BEDFORD ... FULTON ... FRANKLIN ... NORTHERN LYCOMING ... SULLIVAN ... SOUTHERN CLINTON ... SOUTHERN LYCOMING ... UNION ... SNYDER ... MONTOUR ... NORTHUMBERLAND ... COLUMBIA ... PERRY ... DAUPHIN ... SCHUYLKILL ... LEBANON ... CUMBERLAND ... ADAMS ... YORK ... LANCASTER

Instructions:

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

Address/Location
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg, PA 17325

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 717-334-1124

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Watch

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