Flood Warning for Lancaster, PA
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What is happening
What: Minor flooding is forecast. Impacts: At 11.0 feet, Grofftown Road will flood. Where: Conestoga River at Lancaster. When: From early this morning to this evening.
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued later this morning.
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...The National Weather Service in State College has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Pennsylvania... Conestoga River at Lancaster affecting Lancaster County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Conestoga River at Lancaster. * WHEN...From early this morning to this evening. * IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Grofftown Road will flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 2:15 AM EDT Friday the stage was 6.4 feet. Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage to a crest of 11.7 feet later this morning. It will then fall below flood stage this afternoon. Flood stage is 11.0 feet. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Warning issued August 28 at 2:41AM EDT until August 28 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS State College PA
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS State College PA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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