…The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Pennsylvania…
Conestoga River at Lancaster affecting Lancaster County.
* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE…Conestoga River at Lancaster.
* WHEN…From this morning to late this afternoon.
* IMPACTS…At 11.0 feet, Grofftown Road will flood.
At 13.0 feet, Several homes are affected by high water.
At 14.0 feet, The footbridge near the confluence of Stauffer Run
begins to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 12:15 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 6.7 feet and rising
rapidly.
– Forecast…The river will rise above flood stage to around 12
feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage late
this morning to around 10 feet this evening. Additional
rainfall is expected later today and this evening. That will
push the river back up to around 11 feet just after midnight
tonight. It will then fall again on Wednesday and remain
below flood stage.
– Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
– Flood History…No available flood history.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood