2 counties declare disaster after Pennsylvania flooding
Multiple water rescues were reported as a band of heavy rain hit south-central Pennsylvania on the Friday afternoon before Labor Day.
Multiple water rescues were reported as a band of heavy rain hit south-central Pennsylvania on the Friday afternoon before Labor Day.
Multiple water rescues were reported as a band of heavy rain hit south-central Pennsylvania on the Friday afternoon before Labor Day.
Heavy rains sent water overflowing creeks and roads in south-central Pennsylvania, resulting in water rescues and evacuations and prompting disaster declarations from two counties.
The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency says Lancaster and York counties issued disaster declarations after Friday's deluge. The National Weather Service reports 5 to 10 inches of rain in parts of Lancaster, York and Lebanon counties.
A PEMA spokeswoman says evacuations were reported in a number of counties, but no injuries were reported.
LNP newspaper reports that Lancaster County emergency officials received numerous calls for stranded motorists, including a school bus stuck in Mount Joy and a vehicle swept into a creek.
An eastbound Amtrak train was stranded for 6½ hours due to flooding in Mount Joy, where forecasters said almost 11 inches of rain was reported.