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 430 PM EST.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1133 AM EST, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area. Flooding is already occurring. Between 2.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - 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. 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.