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Posted on: August 31, 2021

[ARCHIVED] Flood Warning . . .

Flood Warning

...The Flood Warning remains in effect...
 
 The Flood Warning continues for
 the Conestoga River At Lancaster.
 * From Thursday morning to early Friday afternoon.
 * At 5:30 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 3.7 feet.
 * Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
 * Moderate flooding is forecast.
 * Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
 tonight to a crest of 14.2 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will
 then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening.
 * Impact...At 11.0 feet, Grofftown Road will flood.
 * Impact...At 13.0 feet, Several homes are affected by high water.
 * Impact...At 14.0 feet, The footbridge near the confluence of
 Stauffer Run begins to flood.
 * Impact...At 15.0 feet, Many homes near the river are affected by
 high water.
 * Impact...At 15.6 feet, Approximate level of the FEMA 10% Annual
 Chance Flood level (10-year flood).
 * Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 14.7
 feet on 06/28/2006.
 
 
 &&
 
 LAT...LON 4013 7625 4010 7621 4003 7625 3999 7630
 4002 7635 4009 7629


The National Weather Service in State College has issued a
 
 * Flood Advisory for...
 Columbia County in central Pennsylvania...
 Juniata County in central Pennsylvania...
 Mifflin County in central Pennsylvania...
 Montour County in central Pennsylvania...
 Northumberland County in central Pennsylvania...
 Schuylkill County in central Pennsylvania...
 Snyder County in central Pennsylvania...
 Union County in central Pennsylvania...
 Adams County in south central Pennsylvania...
 Cumberland County in south central Pennsylvania...
 Dauphin County in south central Pennsylvania...
 Franklin County in south central Pennsylvania...
Lancaster County in south central Pennsylvania...
 Lebanon County in south central Pennsylvania...
 Perry County in south central Pennsylvania...
 York County in south central Pennsylvania...
 
 * Until 245 PM EDT.
 
 * At 945 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated a
 large area of heavy rain moving slowly north over the advisory
 area. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in
 the advisory area.
 
 * Some locations that will experience flooding include...
 Lancaster, Harrisburg, York, Lebanon, Chambersburg, Carlisle,
 Lower Allen, Hanover, Bloomsburg, Pottsville, Hershey, Ephrata,
 Colonial Park, Weigelstown, Elizabethtown, Waynesboro, Berwick,
 Columbia, Sunbury and Progress.
 
 Additional rainfall of 1 to 3 inches is expected over the area by
 mid afternoon. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
 
 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 
 Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
 deaths occur in vehicles.
 
 &&
 
 LAT...LON 4038 7775 4040 7791 4058 7782 4073 7768
 4085 7737 4115 7696 4116 7659 4131 7641
 4131 7631 4095 7621 4091 7600 4074 7576
 4057 7602 4050 7644 4014 7587 4011 7594
 3987 7599 3972 7610 3972 7810 4026 7770

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