- Wednesday September 1st, 2021 :: 11:24 p.m. EDT
Flood Warning until 11:45PM Wednesday
At 1123 PM EDT, gauge reports indicated an area of very heavy rainfall fell across the warned area earlier today. Between 3 and 8 inches of rain was reported. The heavy rain has since ended, but flooding is still ongoing. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Lancaster, Harrisburg, York, Lebanon, Chambersburg, Carlisle, Lower Allen, Hanover, Pottsville, Hershey, Ephrata, Colonial Park, Weigelstown, Elizabethtown, Waynesboro, Columbia, Progress, Lititz, Mechanicsburg and Middletown.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ADAMS, PA ... CUMBERLAND, PA ... DAUPHIN, PA ... FRANKLIN, PA ... JUNIATA, PA ... LANCASTER, PA ... LEBANON, PA ... PERRY, PA ... SCHUYLKILL, PA ... YORK, PA
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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:
- Flood Warning