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EXPIRED5/31/2025 9:46:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
5/31/2025 9:46:00 AM until 5/31/2025 8:00:00 PM
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Even 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock you off your feet
and a depth of 2 feet will float your car. Never try to walk, swim,
or drive through such swift water. If you come upon flood waters,
stop, turn around and go another way.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued later this afternoon.
The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Pennsylvania...
Swatara Creek at Harper Tavern affecting Lebanon and Schuylkill
Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Swatara Creek at Harper Tavern.
* WHEN...From this morning to this evening.
* 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 9:15 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 8.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 9.0
feet this afternoon.
- 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