NWS State College PAFF.W 0073August 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Lancaster and Lebanon, PA
The National Weather Service office in State College issued a flash flood warning for Lancaster and Lebanon in Pennsylvania, which was in force until 9:45 p.m. local time on August 27. It was the 73rd flash flood warning the NWS office in State College issued in 2026. Pennsylvania had 114 flash flood warnings in August 2026, against 23 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Pennsylvania's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, State College PA
- Area
- Lancaster and Lebanon
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:52 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
- Expires
- 9:45 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCTP FF.W 0073
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania since 2008Every warning type in Pennsylvania
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The notice as issued
FFWCTP The National Weather Service in State College has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Lancaster County in south central Pennsylvania... Southeastern Lebanon County in south central Pennsylvania... * Until 945 PM EDT. * At 652 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Manheim, Cornwall, Brickerville, Schaefferstown, Quentin, Timber Hills, Mount Gretna Heights, Kleinfeltersville, Lawn, Schoeneck, Penryn and Mount Gretna.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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The record around this notice
- Flash Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania since 2008111 a year
- Every warning type in Pennsylvania
- Flash Flood Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most3,924 a year
- NWS notices, August 20264,574 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels