WFO CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, July 2, 2025

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FLOOD WARNING

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service State College PA

627 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025

...The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a

Flood Warning for the following rivers in Pennsylvania...

Swatara Creek at Harper Tavern affecting Lebanon and Schuylkill

Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood

deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the

dangers of flooding.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this evening.

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO EARLY TOMORROW

AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Swatara Creek at Harper Tavern.

* WHEN...From this evening to early tomorrow afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, several driveways and other minor roadways

are affected. Water begins to enter some basements.

At 10.0 feet, high water isolates several houses.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- At 5:15 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 6.6 feet.

- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage

late this evening to a crest of 9.8 feet just after midnight

tonight. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow

morning.

- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.

- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of

9.1 feet on 05/08/2022.

- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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