Friday, August 2, 2019

WEATHER ALERT: Flood Advisory Issued for Schuylkill County

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Advisory for Schuylkill County for Friday evening.

Flood Advisory for...
Northern Schuylkill County in central Pennsylvania...
East central Northumberland County in central Pennsylvania...
Southeastern Columbia County in central Pennsylvania...

* Until 700 PM EDT.

* At 400 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause minor flooding in the advisory area. Slow moving storms may produce, locally, another 1 to 2 inches of rain through late afternoon.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Shamokin, Tamaqua, Mount Carmel, Shenandoah, Mahanoy City, Frackville, Kulpmont, Ashland, Mcadoo, Elysburg, Fairview-Ferndale,
Girardville, Marshallton, Hometown, Tuscarora, Oneida, Grier City-Park Crest, Lavelle, Altamont and Englewood.