**ALERT** The National Weather Service has EXTENDED the flood watch until LATE tonight (Meaning Monday evening) ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...COLUMBIA...DAUPHIN...LANCASTER...LEBANON...MONTOUR... NORTHUMBERLAND...SCHUYLKILL...SULLIVAN AND YORK. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * RECENT RAINS HAVE LEFT THE GROUND WET AND MOST STREAMS ARE RUNNING ABOVE NORMAL. BANDS OF TRAINING...HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD BRING AS MUCH AS 2 OR 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR...CAUSING LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. THE HEAVIEST RAIN AND BEST CHANCE OF FLOODING WILL LIKELY OCCUR THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * NORMAL LOW LYING AREAS...AS WELL AS SMALLER STREAMS COULD SEE FLOODING DEVELOP QUICKLY AS LOCALIZED DOWNPOURS DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Posted on: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 06:11:11 +0000
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