A flood watch is in effect for our area from Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening.
The National Weather Service in State College has issued a flood watch for a portion of Central Pennsylvania; to include the following areas/counties: Adams, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montour, Northern Lycoming, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill, Snyder, Southern Lycoming, Sullivan, Tioga, Union and York.
The advisory continues…
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* FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* A STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTH FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY REDEVELOP ALONG THE DELMARVA COAST ON SUNDAY. RAIN FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA… AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES… MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 81.

* STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS TIME OVER THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER VALLEY. THIS RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RISES AND POSSIBLE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS… CREEKS AND MAINSTEM RIVERS.

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.