The National Weather Service in State College has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning and Flash Flood Warning for Schuylkill County tonight (Sunday, May 31, 2015). Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect until 7:45 PM, while the Flash Flood Warning ends at 9:45/11:45 PM.

The Severe Thunderstorm Warning reads:
… A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR SCHUYLKILL COUNTY…
AT 648 PM EDT… DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER SCHUYLKILL HAVEN… MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE… FRACKVILLE… MAHANOY CITY… MINERSVILLE… POTTSVILLE… SCHUYLKILL HAVEN… SHENANDOAH… ST. CLAIR… TAMAQUA… ALTAMONT… BRANDONVILLE… COALDALE… DELANO… ENGLEWOOD… FORRESTVILLE… FRIEDENSBURG… GIRARDVILLE… GRIER CITY-PARK CREST… HECKSCHERVILLE… HOMETOWN AND LOCUST LAKE STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM… AND MAY LEAD TO FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

The Flash Flood Warning reads:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A:
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… NORTHEASTERN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA…
* UNTIL 945 PM EDT
* AT 643 PM EDT… DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE… MAHANOY CITY… TAMAQUA… BRANDONVILLE… COALDALE… DELANO… GRIER CITY-PARK CREST… HOMETOWN… LOCUST LAKE STATE PARK… MCKEANSBURG… MCADOO… NEW PHILADELPHIA… ONEIDA… ORWIGSBURG… SHEPPTON… SNYDERS… TUSCARORA… BROCKTON… DEER LAKE… KASKA AND KELAYRES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
TURN AROUND… DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.