The National Weather Service in State College has issued a Flash Flood Watch for our area until 3 AM tomorrow (Wednesday, July 1, 2015). In addition, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 8 PM this evening.

The Flash Flood Watch reads:

• … FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT…

• THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A

• * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA… INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS… ADAMS… CUMBERLAND… DAUPHIN… FRANKLIN… LANCASTER… LEBANON… PERRY… SCHUYLKILL AND YORK.

• * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

• * NUMEROUS TRAINING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA MAY TRAIN ACROSS THE SAME LOCATIONS LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT PRODUCING LOCALLY EXCESSIVE RAINS OVER 2 INCHES.

• * FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS… CREEKS AND URBAN AREAS IS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

• PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

• A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

• YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

 

 

The Severe Thunderstorm Watch reads:

• THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 372 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

• IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 33 COUNTIES

• IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA

• ADAMS BEDFORD BLAIR CAMBRIA CAMERON CENTRE CLEARFIELD CLINTON COLUMBIA CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN ELK FRANKLIN FULTON HUNTINGDON JUNIATA LANCASTER LEBANON LYCOMING MCKEAN MIFFLIN MONTOUR NORTHUMBERLAND PERRY POTTER SCHUYLKILL SNYDER SOMERSET SULLIVAN TIOGA UNION WARREN YORK

• THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF… ALTOONA… BEDFORD… BERWICK… BLOOMSBURG… BRADFORD… CARLISLE… CHAMBERSBURG… CLEARFIELD… COUDERSPORT… DANVILLE… DUBOIS… EMPORIUM… GETTYSBURG… HARRISBURG… HERSHEY… HUNTINGDON… JOHNSTOWN… LANCASTER… LAPORTE… LEBANON… LEWISBURG… LEWISTOWN… LOCK HAVEN… MANSFIELD… MCCONNELLSBURG… MIFFLINTOWN… MOUNT UNION… NEWPORT… POTTSVILLE… RENOVO… RIDGWAY… SELINSGROVE… SHAMOKIN… SOMERSET… ST. MARYS… STATE COLLEGE… SUNBURY… WARREN… WAYNESBORO… WELLSBORO… WILLIAMSPORT AND YORK.