Flood Watch Issued
From
Halifax Borough
Sent
Sun, Jul 5 @ 3:29am
Description
Flood Watch issued July 5 at 3:17AM EDT until July 6 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS State College PA
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...A portion of central Pennsylvania, including the following
areas, Adams, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Huntingdon,
Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland,
Perry, Schuylkill, Snyder, Southern Centre, Southern Clinton,
Southern Lycoming, Union and York.
* WHEN...From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through Monday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
in poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Multiple rounds of slow moving thunderstorms are expected
with torrential downpours and intense rain rates over 2
inches per hour possible. Localized rainfall totals could
exceed 5 inches. While there remains some uncertainty to
exactly where the greatest rainfall will occur, the setup
favors some locally significant flash flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
This notification was posted by Halifax Borough. Halifax Borough is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
