Severe storms trigger 'life-threatening' Flash Flood Emergency in central Pennsylvania
Lancaster recorded 3.62 inches of rain on Monday, making it the city's 10th-wettest day on record and its eighth-wettest June day.
Roads covered in water near Mountville, Pennsylvania during flash flood emergency
Roads were covered in water near Mountville, Pennsylvania during flash flood emergency late Monday evening.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – A rare Flash Flood Emergency warning of "life-threatening flash flooding" was issued by the National Weather Service office in State College, Pennsylvania Monday night in northern Lancaster County and parts of Lebanon County as severe storms brought heavy rain to the area.
Video from Mountville, Pennsylvania, late Monday showed inundated local roads.
Firefighters from Manheim Township posted photos of several water rescues they performed late Monday. The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office also reposted an NWS alert, which stated that local law enforcement had performed water rescues.
The NWS reported that between 3 and 5 inches of rain has fallen since Monday, with at least 2 more inches of rain expected on Tuesday.
MILLIONS OF 4TH OF JULY TRAVELERS FACE POTENTIAL STORM-RELATED DELAYS ACROSS US
Lancaster recorded 3.62 inches of rain on Monday, making it the city's 10th-wettest day on record and its eighth-wettest June day.
The NWS highlighted low-water crossings and low-lying areas as places that were particularly dangerous.
The State Department of Transportation reported that a downed tree was blocking part of State Route 30 in Lancaster County, and flooding closed part of State Route 72 near Cornwall, some 27 miles east of Harrisburg, early Tuesday morning.
Another round of severe weather is expected later Tuesday as a cold front sweeps through the Northeast and mid-Atlantic.
Security camera captures powerful wind gust moving through central Pennsylvania Monday
Security camera captures powerful wind gust moving through central Pennsylvania Monday. Heavy rain triggered a flash flood emergency in parts of central Pennsylvania Monday evening into Tuesday morning.
There was flash flooding earlier Monday in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Streets were covered with water and the lower level of a parking garage was flooded.
Security camera video also from Carlisle captured powerful wind gusts that tore through the back parking lot of a local emergency services station. Tree branches could be seen strewn across the lot after the strongest gusts had passed.
Thunderstorms cause flash flooding in Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Thunderstorms caused flash flooding in Carlisle, Pennsylvania on Monday. Cumberland County officials asked drivers to stay off flooded roads.
According to the FOX Forecast Center, this was the country's eighth flash flood emergency issued this past month.