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Gettysburg National Military Park
Friday June 6th, 2025 :: 01:02 p.m. EDT

Community

Flood Watch until 10:00PM

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...A portion of central Pennsylvania, including the following counties, Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, Schuylkill and York.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in rapid rises and flooding of creeks and small streams, along with other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move east across the watch area this afternoon and early this evening, in the moisture rich airmass ahead of a slow-moving frontal boundary that was located over Central and Northern Pennsylvania. Locations receiving training thunderstorms with rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour will be especially susceptible to flash flooding - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: FRANKLIN ... PERRY ... DAUPHIN ... SCHUYLKILL ... LEBANON ... CUMBERLAND ... ADAMS ... YORK ... LANCASTER

Instructions:

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

Address/Location
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg, PA 17325

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 717-334-1124

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Watch

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