Flood Advisory Issued for Schuylkill County until 7:45 am Saturday
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... SOUTHEASTERN COLUMBIA COUNTY IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... EASTERN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
* UNTIL 745 AM EDT
* AT 438 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE AREA...WITH ESTIMATES OF UP TO ONE INCH HAVING ALREADY FALLEN. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 6 AM...AND WILL LEAD TO URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN SOME SPOTS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... BLOOMSBURG...POTTSVILLE...BERWICK...TAMAQUA...SHENANDOAH...MAHANOY CITY...FRACKVILLE...ST. CLAIR...ORWIGSBURG...MCADOO...PORT CARBON...GIRARDVILLE...HOMETOWN...MIFFLINVILLE...TUSCARORA... LIGHTSTREET...NEW PHILADELPHIA...ALMEDIA...ONEIDA AND GRIER CITY- PARK CREST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSSSAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.