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WGUS71 KCTP 071634
FFSCTP

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1234 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2011

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DAUPHIN PA-LANCASTER PA-LEBANON PA-YORK PA-
1234 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2011

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EDT FOR
YORK...WESTERN LEBANON...NORTHWESTERN LANCASTER AND DAUPHIN
COUNTIES...

AT 1221 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING 
ALREADY OCCURRING OVER DAUPHIN...NORTHWESTERN LANCASTER...WESTERN 
LEBANON AND YORK COUNTIES. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY PRODUCED 2 TO 
3 INCHES OF RAIN THIS MORNING...WITH PREVIOUS DAYS TOTALS ADDING UP 
TO ALMOST 6 INCHES IN MANY LOCATION IN AND NEAR HARRISBURG AND 
YORK. 

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS OF A TROPICAL 
NATURE EXTENDS ALL THE WAY FROM SOUTHERN VIRGINIA INTO THE LOCAL 
AREA.  

THE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LINE ARE MOVING TO THE NORTH...RIGHT ALONG 
THE SAME PATHWAY AS THE STORMS BEFORE. THIS WILL CREATE EXTREMELY 
HEAVY RAINFALL...AND CAUSE A POTENTIALLY DEADLY SITUATION. ACT NOW 
TO PROTECT PROPERTY IN LOW-LYING AREAS. NEAR RECORD FLOODING IS 
POSSIBLE ALONG MANY SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS AND IN URBAN AREAS.
FLOOD WATERS MAY RISE HIGHER THAN LOCAL RESIDENTS HAVE EVER SEEN 
BEFORE. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THIS 
AFTERNOON ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ALSO 
LAST INTO MUCH OF THE NIGHT AND DAYTIME ON THURSDAY.  THIS WARNING 
MAY BE EXTENDED FOR MUCH LONGER THAN ITS CURRENT EXPIRATION TIME. 

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DALLASTOWN...
HANOVER...PARKVILLE...RED LION...SPRY...WEIGELSTOWN...YORK...
COLUMBIA...ELIZABETHTOWN...MOUNT JOY...ANNVILLE...LEBANON...
PALMYRA...COLONIAL PARK...HARRISBURG...HERSHEY...HUMMELSTOWN...
LINGLESTOWN...MIDDLETOWN...PROGRESS AND STEELTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. 

NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN 
DEPTH BY FOOT OR IN AN AUTOMOBILE. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN 
AUTOMOBILES. TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN!

TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 3983 7700 3986 7695 3989 7699 3992 7697
      4016 7695 4016 7691 4020 7693 4022 7690
      4022 7686 4028 7692 4061 7688 4066 7670
      4049 7643 3971 7637 3972 7700

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FORECASTER: DANGELO