Flash flood, Pennsylvania
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"The Flash Flood Watch will expire for a portion of central Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Adams, Lancaster and York. The flash flooding threat has ended. Therefore, the Flash Flood Watch will expire at 11 p.m. this evening," according to the National Weather Service.
The NWS has issued a Flood Watch for parts of Pennsylvania due to heavy rain forecasts, with potential flooding and thunderstorms expected throughout the week.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Flood warnings continue in some areas Thursday after another round of severe weather moved through the region on Wednesday night, triggering heavy rain and flash flooding. Some drivers had to be rescued from the floodwaters.
A flood watch has been issued for counties in southcentral Pennsylvania, including Lebanon and York, according to the National Weather Service. The flood watch will be in effect from 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 8 through the evening hours.
The body of a 2-year-old girl was found in Pennsylvania Friday, five days after she was swept away in dangerous floodwaters with her mother and baby brother, who is still missing.
Flood insurance companies in Pennsylvania. The NFIP backs most flood insurance plans, but it relies on private companies to sell policies and handle flood damage claims. In Pennsylvania, the law also lets you buy flood insurance directly from licensed private companies. These companies may offer better value than the standardized NFIP policy.
Pennsylvania's Path of the Flood Trail, a 14-mile route along the Little Conemaugh River, has been named the state's 2025 Trail of the Year.
People experiencing issues contacting 911 are asked to contact their local 911 center on their non-emergency lines. "I have been briefed by PA Emergency Management Agency on the intermittent 911 outage currently happening in some parts of Pennsylvania," Gov. Josh Shapiro said in a Facebook post Friday afternoon.