Flash Flood Warning for Luzerne, PA
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Luzerne
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- Severe
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What is happening
FFWBGM The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Luzerne County in northeastern Pennsylvania... * Until 1015 PM EDT. * At 721 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen....
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Full official description
Bulletin details
FFWBGM The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Luzerne County in northeastern Pennsylvania... * Until 1015 PM EDT. * At 721 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Wilkes-Barre, Edwardsville, Sugar Notch, Kingston, Nanticoke, Plymouth, Larksville, Ashley and Preston.
Lifecycle record
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- Alert
Flash Flood Warning issued September 1 at 7:21PM EDT until September 1 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Binghamton NY. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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