Monday, July 6, 2020

WEATHER ALERT: Flood Advisory Issued for Schuylkill County

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Advisory for the Northeastern communities of Schuylkill County.

Flood Advisory for...
Northeastern Schuylkill County in central Pennsylvania...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 522 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to a line of training thunderstorms that extended from Nuremburg to McAdoo and Tamaqua. This will cause minor flooding in the advisory area. Up to two inches of rain has already fallen.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Tamaqua, Mcadoo, Hometown, Oneida, Grier City-Park Crest, Delano, Nuremburg, Sheppton, Brandonville, Coaldale, Snyders and Kelayres.

Additional rainfall of 1 to 2 inches is expected over parts of the advisory area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.