Flood Statement
Issued by NWS State College, PA

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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1236 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

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LANCASTER PA-
1236 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  EASTERN LANCASTER COUNTY...

* UNTIL 230 PM EDT...

* AT 1233 PM EDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING
  DUE TO SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT
  MORE THAN AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST HOUR. EXPECT
  FLOODING TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT
  LIMITED TO...EPHRATA...NEW HOLLAND...CHURCHTOWN...PARADISE...GAP...
  WILLOW STREET AND QUARRYVILLE.

HEAVY RAIN FROM A SLOW MOVING AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH 1 PM. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT ALTHOUGH STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY BE
ELEVATED OR EVEN RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS...PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL BE
MINIMAL. INCONVENIENCES CAN BE EXPECTED BUT THE FLOODING WILL NOT BE
IMMEDIATELY LIFE THREATENING.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF THE FLOODING THREAT INCREASES...OR A
WARNING IS ISSUED.

&&

LAT...LON 4015 7635 4023 7601 4014 7587 4013 7588
      4011 7593 4004 7593 3996 7599 3987 7598
      3985 7601 3983 7601 3979 7604 3972 7610
      3972 7622

$$

FORECASTER: DANGELO
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