Monday, June 17, 2019

WEATHER ALERT: Flash Flood Watch Issued for Schuylkill County

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for later Monday into Tuesday.


FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

The National Weather Service in State College has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for a portion of central Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon,
Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Northern Centre, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill, Snyder, Somerset, Southern Centre, Union, and York.

* From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through late Tuesday night

* A nearly stationary front will shift north and south over the state this week. This will keep showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. The focus for the heaviest rainfall for today through Tuesday night will be over the southern half of the state. Torrential rainfall is possible from any of the thunderstorms.

The repeated, heavy rainfall could be enough to cause flash flooding.

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