Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Flood Advisory Issued for Schuylkill County

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD ADVISORY FOR SCHUYLKILL COUNTY


* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
DAUPHIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
EASTERN PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
YORK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
LEBANON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
LANCASTER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 430 PM EDT

* AT 225 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN CAUSING MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
LANCASTER...HARRISBURG...YORK...LEBANON...CARLISLE...LOWER ALLEN...
HANOVER...POTTSVILLE...HERSHEY...EPHRATA...COLONIAL PARK...
WEIGELSTOWN...ELIZABETHTOWN...COLUMBIA...PROGRESS...LITITZ...
MECHANICSBURG...MIDDLETOWN...MILLERSVILLE AND CAMP HILL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.