Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Flash Flood Watch Issued for Schuylkill County


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A 

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... 
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...ADAMS...CUMBERLAND...DAUPHIN... 
LANCASTER...LEBANON...PERRY...SCHUYLKILL AND YORK. 

UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING

* SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE LOWER 
SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RAINFALL COULD 
BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD 
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.