Flood Warning issued July 1 at 10:23PM EDT until July 2 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS State College PA

…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Pennsylvania…

Swatara Creek at Harper Tavern affecting Lebanon and Schuylkill
Counties.

Conestoga River at Lancaster affecting Lancaster County.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Conestoga River at Lancaster.

* WHEN…Until tomorrow evening.

* 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 9:15 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 11.2 feet.
– Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:15 PM EDT Tuesday was 12.4 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.2
feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage
early tomorrow afternoon.
– Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
– Flood History…This crest compares to a previous crest of
11.7 feet on 06/21/2003.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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