4:33 PM
— September 4th, 12:00 AM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
650 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT 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.
2:42 AM
— September 4th, 12:00 AM
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...A portion of central Pennsylvania, including the following
areas, Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Cameron, Clearfield,
Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Elk, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon,
Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, McKean, Mifflin, Montour, Northern
Centre, Northern Clinton, Northern Lycoming, Northumberland, Perry,
Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Somerset, Southern Centre, Southern
Clinton, Southern Lycoming, Sullivan, Tioga, Union, Warren and
York.
* WHEN...Through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Additional, multiple rounds of heavy rain from thunderstorms will
create the threat for flash flooding of streams, creeks and poor
drainage areas today through early tonight. Rainfall rates could
exceed 3 inches per hour where several storms track
east-southeast across the same locations. There should be a lull
in the rain for several hours during the late morning and early
afternoon hours today, before the thunderstorms greatly increase
in number once again across Central Pennsylvania and the
Susquehanna Valley.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
At the Tionesta Reservoir it is prohibited to:camp within 1500 feet of the shore except at designated campsites.possessing a beverage which is defined by state law as an alcoholic beverage.
Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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Allegheny National Forest
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