Flood Advisory until 12:00AM Saturday
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central Pennsylvania...and northeast Pennsylvania...including the following counties...in east central Pennsylvania...Lehigh and Northampton. In northeast Pennsylvania... Carbon and Monroe.
* WHEN...Until midnight EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 849 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly across portions of the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Easton, Lehighton, Forks, Northampton, Wilson, Nazareth, Palmerton, Jim Thorpe, Slatington, Nesquehoning, Wind Gap, and Bath. - This includes the following highways... Northeast Extension between mile markers 66 and 84. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: CARBON, PA ... LEHIGH, PA ... MONROE, PA ... NORTHAMPTON, PA
Instructions:
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Address/Location
Tatamy Borough
423 Broad St
Tatamy, PA 18045
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 610-252-7123
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