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
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 717-334-1124
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP NPSGETT 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