Flood Warning issued for Dauphin, Lebanon and Lancaster counties

Flood Warning issued for Dauphin, Lebanon and Lancaster counties

…FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT FRIDAY…

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE…Central Dauphin County in south central Pennsylvania…

Northern Lancaster County in south central Pennsylvania…

Lebanon County in south central Pennsylvania…

* WHEN…Until 500 AM EDT.

* IMPACTS…Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying

and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…

– At 1112 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated

heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected

to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of

rain has fallen.

– Additional brief downpours remain possible overnight, but the

heaviest rain has ended.

– Some locations that will experience flooding include…

Lancaster, Harrisburg, Lebanon, Hershey, Ephrata, Colonial Park,

Progress, Lititz, Willow Street, Palmyra, Linglestown, Steelton,

New Holland, Manheim, Annville, Hummelstown and East Petersburg.

– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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.