Flood Advisory until 06:15PM
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of central Pennsylvania, including the following counties, Lancaster and York.
* WHEN...Until 615 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 401 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Rainfall amounts have exceeded 2 inches per hour in isolated spots. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Lancaster, York, Ephrata, Columbia, Millersville, Willow Street, Red Lion, New Holland, Spry, East Petersburg, Dallastown, Akron, East York, Leola, Stonybrook-Wilshire, Paradise, West York, Salunga-Landisville, Maytown and Shrewsbury. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: LANCASTER, PA ... YORK, PA
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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:
- 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