Flood Advisory Updated
From
Littlestown
Sent
Sat, May 7 @ 10:34am
Description
Flood Advisory issued May 7 at 10:23AM EDT until May 7 at 12:45PM EDT by NWS State College PA
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...A portion of central Pennsylvania, including the following
counties, Adams, Blair, Centre, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton,
Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry and York.
* WHEN...Until 1245 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
River or stream flows are elevated.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1023 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain. Overflowing poor drainage areas have
already caused minor flooding in the advisory area. Between 1
and 2 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall of 1 to 1.5 inches is expected over the
area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Harrisburg, Altoona, York, State College, Chambersburg,
Carlisle, Lower Allen, Hanover, Weigelstown, Waynesboro,
Mechanicsburg, Lewistown, Camp Hill, Gettysburg, New
Cumberland, Huntingdon, Parkville, Red Lion, Bellefonte and
Enola.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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