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WGUS71 KCTP 130910

FFSCTP

PAZ066-131000-



FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA

459 AM EDT MON AUG 13 2001





...THE FLOOD WARNING FOR LANCASTER COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE 

AT 445 AM...



STAGES ON BOTH PEQUEA CREEK AND MILL CREEK HAVE DROPPED QUICKLY 

BETWEEN 330 AM AND 430 AM...AND ARE CURRENTLY WELL BELOW FLOOD 

STAGE. 



STAGE READINGS AT 445 AM WERE 7 FEET ON THE PEQUEA CREEK AT 

PARADISE...AND 4.7 FEET ON MILL CREEK AT SMOKETOWN. FLOOD STAGES

AT THESE LOCATIONS ARE 10 FEET AND 8 FEET RESPECTIVELY.  



LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE FROM THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN THIS 

AFTERNOON...WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO FORM AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES 

THE REGION FROM THE WEST. 



A LARGE PORTION OF LANCASTER COUNTY RECEIVED BETWEEN 2.5 AND 4 

INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND...AND THE GROUND IS NEARLY 

SATURATED. BE AWARE THAT SHOULD ADDITIONAL HEAVY FALL THIS AFTERNOON 

AND EVENING...IT WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLOODING OF SOME STREAMS AND 

CREEKS ACROSS THE COUNTY.



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FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT 

WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/CTP



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