Flood Warning until 04:00AM Wednesday
* WHAT...Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of central Pennsylvania, including the following counties, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, Schuylkill and York.
* WHEN...Until 400 AM EST Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Streams continue to rise quickly due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. Local emergency officials have reported water rescues. It will take several hours for all the water to work through local drainage systems in urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 923 PM EST, rain and snowmelt is occurring, and is causing flooding. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The heaviest rain is ending, but light additional showers are possible tonight. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.1 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Lancaster, Harrisburg, York, Lebanon, Landingville, Hanover, Pottsville, Hershey, Ephrata, Elizabethtown, Millersville, Camp Hill, Willow Street and Mount Joy. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: DAUPHIN, 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
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:
- Severe - Significant 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 Warning