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WGUS71 KCTP 242314

FFSCTP

PAZ028-037-041-042-046-049>053-056>059-063>066-250500-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA

715 PM EDT MON SEP 24 2001





...HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE HIGH WATER PROBLEMS IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS 

THIS EVENING...



HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY IN PENNSYLVANIA 

THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF AROUND 2 INCHES WILL 

OCCUR... WITH LOCALIZED 3 OR 4 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. DUE TO THE 

RECENT DRY SPELL...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL PROBABLY 

NOT BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE FLOODING OF STREAMS AND CREEKS. HOWEVER... 

FLOODING IN URBAN LOCATIONS...AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS 

LIKELY THIS EVENING. 



THE HEAVY RAIN WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA LATE 

TONIGHT. THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT WILL BE OVER BEFORE DAYBREAK.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER

DETAILS OR UPDATES.



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FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT

WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/CTP



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