EVENT: Flood Warning
ALERT: * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...A portion of central Pennsylvania, including the following counties, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, Schuylkill and York.
* WHERE...Conestoga River at Lancaster.
* WHEN...From this morning to this evening.
* 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.
* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Grofftown Road will flood. At 13.0 feet, Several homes are affected by high water.
* 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
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.
TARGET AREA: Dauphin, PA; Lancaster, PA; Lebanon, PA; Perry, PA; Schuylkill, PA; York, PA