Heavy rain and localized flooding is possible Wednesday afternoon as storms move through Schuylkill County.According to the National Weather Service, scattered slow moving thunderstorms will develop early this
afternoon and continue into this evening. Localized flooding is possible primarily in areas that can experience rapid runoff from heavy rainfall.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
The National Weather Service in State College has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for a portion of central Pennsylvania,
including the following areas, Columbia, Lebanon, and
Schuylkill.
* Until 10 PM EDT this evening
* Slow moving thunderstorms will bring locally very heavy rain of
1 to 2 inches per hour. Rainfall totals in a few locations may
exceed 3 inches.
* Portions of the watch area, specifically locations in Northern
Schuylkill County near Tamaqua, Shenandoah, Mahanoy City and
Tuscarora, received between 2 and 4 inches of rain late Monday.
The ground in this area isn`t capable of holding more than an
inch of rain falling within the period of an hour before
significant runoff and an increasing threat for flash flooding
develops.