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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA

910 AM EDT FRI JUN 22 2001





...SHERMANS CREEK AT SHERMANSDALE IS RISING QUICKLY...



AUTOMATED RIVER GAGE REPORTS FROM SHERMANS CREEK INDICATE THAT THE 

HEAVY RAINFALL FROM LAST NIGHT IS CAUSING WATER TO RISE VERY QUICKLY 

AT SHERMANSDALE. THE LATEST STAGE OF 3.5 FEET AT 8 AM IS ONLY 1.5 

FEET BELOW THE CAUTIONARY STAGE OF 5 FEET. AT A LEVEL OF 5 

FEET...WATER DOES BEGIN TO IMPACT ROADWAYS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO 

SHERMANS CREEK...AND MAY MAKE THOSE ROADS IMPASSABLE.



THE WATER LEVEL AT SHERMANSDALE SHOULD EXCEED 5 FEET BY NOON TODAY 

AND REACH A CREST BETWEEN 7 AND 8 FEET AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. 

FLOOD STAGE AT SHERMANSDALE IS 9 FEET. 



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND.



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