...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is occurring. * WHERE...A portion of central Pennsylvania, including the following counties, Clinton, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Sullivan and Union. * WHEN...Until 1000 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Streams are rising again in many areas after a brief fall. Many locations in the warning area will have the water rise as high and even higher than it was earlier today. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems in urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 421 PM EDT, gauge reports indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Between 1 and 7 inches of rain have fallen in the past 18 hours. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Williamsport, Milton, Montoursville, Jersey Shore, Muncy, Watsontown, Hughesville, Montgomery, Duboistown, New Columbia, Allenwood, Buckhorn, Jerseytown, Rohrsburg, Iola, Jamison City, Eyers Grove, Waller, Exchange and Delaware Run. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route. &&
