NWS State College PAFA.W 0022August 27, 2026
Flood Warning: Dauphin, Lancaster and Lebanon, PA
The National Weather Service office in State College issued a flood warning for Dauphin, Lancaster and Lebanon in Pennsylvania, which was in force until 5:00 a.m. local time on August 28. It was the 22nd areal flood warning the NWS office in State College issued in 2026. Pennsylvania had 35 flood warnings in August 2026, against 16 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Pennsylvania's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 5.8 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
- Dauphin, Lancaster and Lebanon
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:14 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 a.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KCTP FA.W 0022
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania since 2008Every warning type in Pennsylvania
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Central Dauphin County in south central Pennsylvania... Northern Lancaster County in south central Pennsylvania... Lebanon County in south central Pennsylvania... * WHEN...Until 500 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1112 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain has fallen. - Additional brief downpours remain possible overnight, but the heaviest rain has ended. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Lancaster, Harrisburg, Lebanon, Hershey, Ephrata, Colonial Park, Progress, Lititz, Willow Street, Palmyra, Linglestown, Steelton, New Holland, Manheim, Annville, Hummelstown and East Petersburg. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.