Advisory Message: Flood Advisory until 10:00PM

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Tuesday June 28, 2016, 4:32 PM Northeastern Area Emergency Management Northeastern Area Emergency Management Advisory: Flood Advisory until 10:00PM Dear Nixle User, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... EAST CENTRAL ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... SOUTHERN LEBANON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... WESTERN YORK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... SOUTHEASTERN DAUPHIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... NORTHWESTERN LANCASTER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... * UNTIL 630 PM EDT * AT 425 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS. RAINFALL OVER THE PAST HOUR OR SO HAS TOTALED NEARLY 2 INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE HARRISBURG METRO AREA...AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS LOCATIONS JUST TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF HARRISBURG. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... ELIZABETHTOWN...PALMYRA...MIDDLETOWN...WEIGELSTOWN...YORK... HUMMELSTOWN...MOUNT JOY...HERSHEY...LEBANON...MANHEIM...CORNWALL... ANNVILLE...SPRY...MYERSTOWN...COLUMBIA...HANOVER...STEELTON... PLEASANT HILL...VALLEY GREEN AND SHILOH. * AFFECTED AREAS: LEBANON ... YORK Instructions: KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS...CULVERTS...CREEKS AND STREAMS. WATER LEVELS CAN RISE RAPIDLY AND SWEEP CHILDREN AWAY. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. For full details, view this message on the web. Alert Details Severity: Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property Urgency: Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour) Certainty: Likely (p > ~50%) Category: Meteorological (inc. flood) Event Description: Flood Advisory TEXT-A-TIP Text TIP  NEAEM followed by your message, to 888777  or  Submit an anonymous web tip For help, reply HELP to 888777. To cancel, reply STOP to 888777. No charge but Message & Data rates may apply. 2 messages. More info at nixle.com. AT&T, T-Mobile®, Sprint, Verizon Wireless and most other carriers are supported. Contact customer support at support@nixle.com. Sent by Northeastern Area Emergency Management 5080 North Sherman Street Extension, Mount Wolf, PA 17347 To manage your email settings, click here. To update your account settings, login here. If you prefer not to receive future emails, unsubscribe here. Powered by . © 2016 Everbridge, Inc. All rights reserved.