Issued: Wed Sep 2 | 11:26 PM
In effect for: Northumberland, PA; Snyder, PA; Union, PA
Severe: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Immediate
FFWCTP
The National Weather Service in State College has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for…
Northumberland County in central Pennsylvania…
Snyder County in central Pennsylvania…
Southeastern Union County in central Pennsylvania…
* Until 330 AM EDT.
* At 1126 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include…
Sunbury, Shamokin, Mount Carmel, Lewisburg, Selinsgrove,
Northumberland, Kulpmont, Winfield, Elysburg, Fairview-Ferndale,
Trevorton, Shamokin Dam, Linntown, Marshallton, Hummels Wharf,
Middleburg, McClure, Montandon and Kreamer.
Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
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