597
WGUS71 KCTP 160320
FFSCTP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1120 PM EDT SAT JUL 15 2023
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LYCOMING PA-NORTHUMBERLAND PA-SULLIVAN PA-UNION PA-
1120 PM EDT SAT JUL 15 2023
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR
NORTHERN NORTHUMBERLAND, NORTHEASTERN UNION, SOUTHEASTERN LYCOMING
AND CENTRAL SULLIVAN COUNTIES...
AT 1120 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. BETWEEN 2
AND 3.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. THE EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE IS 2
TO 3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO
BEGIN SHORTLY.
HAZARD...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
FLASH FLOODING.
SOURCE...RADAR AND AUTOMATED GAUGES.
IMPACT...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS,
URBAN AREAS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
MONTOURSVILLE, MUNCY, WATSONTOWN, HUGHESVILLE, MONTGOMERY,
ALLENWOOD, BARBOURS, KETTLE CREEK GORGE, LAIRDSVILLE, MUNCY
VALLEY, LOYALSOCKVILLE, DELAWARE RUN, LINCOLN FALLS, ELIMSPORT,
SPRUCE RUN RESERVOIR, SAND BRIDGE STATE PARK, SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT,
TURBOTVILLE, PICTURE ROCKS AND DUSHORE.
IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD-PRONE AREA, HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS TO RECEIVE
WARNINGS OVERNIGHT, AS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED INTO THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
LAT...LON 4108 7710 4124 7698 4142 7682 4157 7663
4154 7631 4129 7654 4120 7662 4117 7673
4108 7677 4107 7686 4103 7693 4097 7714
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
BANGHOFF/JUREWICZ
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