WEATHER ALERT: Schuylkill County Issued a Wind Advisory and Flood Watch

 

The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory and a Flood Watch for Schuylkill County.
WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected.

* WHERE...the following counties in Pennsylvania

• Columbia
• Dauphin
• Lancaster
• Lebanon
• Lycoming
• Montour
• Northumberland
• Potter
• Schuylkill
• Sullivan
• Tioga
• York

* WHEN...From noon Tuesday to 2 AM EST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The wind will pick up as snow and mixed precipitation move in from the south. It will continue as the mixed precipitation transitions to all rain.

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FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt is possible.

* WHERE...The following counties in Pennsylvania

• Adams
• Bedford
• Blair
• Centre
• Clinton
• Columbia
• Cumberland
• Dauphin
• Franklin
• Fulton
• Huntingdon
• Juniata
• Lancaster
• Lebanon
• Lycoming
• Mifflin
• Montour
• Northumberland
• Perry
• Schuylkill
• Snyder
• Sullivan
• Tioga
• Union
• York

* WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.