Pennsylvania Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 07-05-2026 17:28

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued July 5 at 8:28PM EDT until July 5 at 11:30PM EDT by NWS State College PA
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 5, 2026 - 5:28pm
Expires: 
July 5, 2026 - 8:30pm
Description: 
At 828 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Harrisburg, Lower Allen, Hershey, Colonial Park, Progress, Middletown, Palmyra, New Cumberland, Linglestown, Steelton, Lemoyne, Hummelstown, Paxtonia, Rutherford, Skyline View, Lawnton, Valley Green, Wormleysburg, Bressler-Enhaut-Oberlin and Penbrook.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 11:30 PM EDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 11:30 PM EDT. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.
Area Description: 
Dauphin, PA; York, PA
Forcast Office: 
NWS State College PA