Full Notification

* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...A portion of central Pennsylvania, including the following counties, Columbia, Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill, Sullivan and York.

* WHEN...Until noon EST.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of creeks, small streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 725 AM EST, Doppler radar indicated that the bulk of the heavy rain will end by 9 AM today with just lingering light rain showers for the rest of today. Flooding of low lying areas is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area as small streams and creeks are near, or approaching their crest. Between 2.5 and 3 inches of rain has fallen overnight and early this morning. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Lancaster, York, Lebanon, Lower Allen, Hanover, Bloomsburg, Pottsville, Ephrata, Weigelstown, Elizabethtown, Berwick, Columbia, Lititz, Middletown, Millersville, Willow Street, Mount Joy, Palmyra, New Cumberland and Tamaqua. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: COLUMBIA, PA ... LANCASTER, PA ... LEBANON, PA ... SCHUYLKILL, PA ... SULLIVAN, 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. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.