FLOOD WATCH
2 min readNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1241 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
…FLOODING POSSIBLE OVER THE REGION LATER TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY…
.A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE REGION THURSDAY…BRINGING SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED
FLOODING STARTING LATER TONIGHT AND LASTING INTO THE DAY THURSDAY.
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NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-
JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-
SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-
CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
1241 PM EDT WED JUN 12 2013
…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA…INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING AREAS…ADAMS…BEDFORD…BLAIR…CAMBRIA…
CAMERON…CLEARFIELD…COLUMBIA…CUMBERLAND…DAUPHIN…ELK…
FRANKLIN…FULTON…HUNTINGDON…JUNIATA…LANCASTER…
LEBANON…MCKEAN…MIFFLIN…MONTOUR…NORTHERN CENTRE…
NORTHERN CLINTON…NORTHERN LYCOMING…NORTHUMBERLAND…
PERRY…POTTER…SCHUYLKILL…SNYDER…SOMERSET…SOUTHERN
CENTRE…SOUTHERN CLINTON…SOUTHERN LYCOMING…SULLIVAN…
TIOGA…UNION…WARREN AND YORK.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING THE
POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING…ESPECIALLY IN NORMAL AREAS
PRONE TO FLOODING SUCH AS LOW LYING LOCATIONS AND ALONG STREAMS
AND CREEKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING ON SMALL
STREAMS…CREEKS…POOR DRAINAGE…URBAN AND LOW-LYING AREAS
BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.