Flood Watch
Status
New Event Active alertStart Time
Tue 07/28/2026 02:34 AM EDTEnd Time
Wed 07/29/2026 02:00 AM EDTSignificance
WatchImpacts
Moderate impact
Locations Affected
Lancaster, PA ∙ Kinzers, PA ∙ Muir, PA ∙ Pottsville, PA ∙ Kelayres, PA ∙ Abbottstown, PA ∙ Shiloh, PA ∙ Red Lion, PA ∙ Landisville, PA ∙ Clay, PAFull Alert Message
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service State College PA 234 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...A portion of central Pennsylvania, including the following counties, Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill and York. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of slow-moving and occasionally training heavy showers and thunderstorms will produce rainfall rates of up to 2 inches per hour leading to rapid runoff into low lying areas and small streams and creeks. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Technical Header
PAZ057>059-063>066-290600- /O.NEW.KCTP.FA.A.0009.260728T0634Z-260729T0600Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland-Adams-York-Lancaster- Including the cities of Lancaster, Pottsville, Hershey, Gettysburg, Carlisle, York, Harrisburg, and Lebanon 234 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026