STATE COLLEGE – The impact from Debbie continues to impact our region:
Water levels rose rapidly during the day and many small streams and creeks left their banks and caused extensive flooding and heavy damage. Some roads are still closed, and many properties were extensively damaged or destroyed.
A flood warning is posted in Lycoming County and on the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. At Lewisburg, flood stage is 18 feet, and a crest at 20 feet is expected this evening. Minor flooding is forecast. Route 405 at Lewisburg could be impacted so check 511PA.com before traveling. The flood warning expires Sunday afternoon.
Elsewhere, Penns Creek crested at about 9 feet and is receding.
The Susquehanna River at Sunbury, Lewisburg and Danville is expected to reach or be near flood stage Monday. No widespread, catastrophic river flooding is expected but minor flooding is expected.
PPL has about 9,000 outages system wide as a result of the storm. In our region, Schuylkill County has over 900 wiithout power. There are outages in every county in our region, totallying about customers affected around here.
From PennDOT:
Lycoming
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Lycoming Creek Road (Route 1017) between Misner Road and Berry Street in Old Lycoming Township.
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Route 14 between the ramp to Route 15 to Trout Run Mountain Road (Route 1002) in Lewis Township.
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Blockhouse Road (Route 1009) between Brick Church Road (Route 1010) and Route 15 north in Jackson Township
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Pleasant Valley Road (Route 2022) between Rose Valley Road (Route 1001) and Lycoming Creek Road (Route 1017) in Hepburn Township.
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Blockhouse Road (Route 1009) in the area of Buttonwood.
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Route 287 between Route 184 and the Tioga County Line.
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Bloomingrove Road (Route 2023) between Northwood Drive in Loyalsock Township and Overbrook Road in the city of Williamsport.
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Route 973 between Sawmill Road in Hepburn Township and Dauber/Mill Hill Roads in Lycoming Township.
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Little Pine Creek Road (Route 4001) between Route 287 in English Center, Pine Township and Route 44 in Waterville, Cummings Township.
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(OPEN) Chippewa Road (Route 2055) between Route 405 and East Lime Bluff Road (Route 2042) in Muncy Creek Township.
Union
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(NEW) River Road (Route 1005) between Route 15 and Anthony Street in Kelly Township.
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Beaver Run Road (Route 2001) between Buffalo Road (Route 192) and Cannon Road in Buffalo Township.
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Hoffa Mill Road (Route 1003) between Col. John Kelly Road (Route 1002) in Kelly Township and Route 192 in Buffalo Township.
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Johnson Mill Road (Route 1001) between Col. John Kelly Road (Route 1002)/Snyder Lane and Route 192 in Buffalo Township.
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New Berlin Mountain Road (Route 2003) from Vine Street (Route 204) to Furnace Road (Route 2004) in Limestone Township.
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Eight Street (Route 3003) from Route 45 to Grand Valley Road (Route 3003) in Mifflinburg Borough.
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(OPEN) Route 2001 between Buffalo Road (Route 192) and Johnson Mill Road (Route 1001) in Buffalo Township.
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(OPEN) Millmont Road/Cold Run Road/Grand Valley Road (Route 3003) between Route 45 in Hartleton and Pleasant Grove Road (Route 3005) in West Buffalo Township.
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White Deer Pike (Route 1010) between Old Route 15 (Route 1011) and Brimmer Avenue/Northumberland County line in White Deer Township.
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Dreisbach Church Road (Route 2003) between Old Turnpike Road (Route 45) and Furnace Road (Route 2004) in Buffalo Township.
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(OPEN) Creek Road (Route 3004) between Shirk Road in Hartley Township and Libby Road in Lewis Township.
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(OPEN) Devitt Camp Road (Route 1012) between Routes 44 and 15 in Gregg Township.
Snyder
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White Top Road (Route 1007) between Dock Hill Road and Iron Ore Drive in Washington Township.
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Middle Creek Road (Route 2009) between Route 35 and Market Street (Route 2017) in Penn Township.
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White Top Road (Route 1007) between Jones Hill Road and Short Road in Washington Township.
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Walnut Acres Road (Route 1003) between Centerville Street (Route 104) and Kerr Drive in Center Township.
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Smalsh Barrick Road (Route 1009) between Church Rad to Sportsman Drive in Middlecreek Township.
Tioga
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(OPEN) Route 414 between Water Street (Route 414) and Farm Road (Route 2013) in Liberty Township.
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Canada Road (Route 2025) between Cherry Flats Road (Route 2018) in Covington Township and West Hill Road (Route 2022) in Putnam Township.
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Wattles Run Road Potter Brook Road (Route 4001) at the bridge in Clymer Township.
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Route 287 between the Route 15 ramp at Tioga and Mitchell Creek Road (Route 1024) in Tioga Township.
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North Road (Route 4007) between Route 249 and California Road (Route 4007) in Brookfield Township.
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(OPEN) Route 49 between Strang Lane in Westfield Borough and River Street in Nelson Township.
Sullivan
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Elk Creek Road (Route 4001) between Route 87 in Hillsgrove Township and Route 154 in Elkland Township.
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Ogdonia Road (Route 3005) between Ticklish Run road and Deer Lake Road/Lycoming County line in Shrewsbury Township.
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(OPEN) Nordmont Road (Route 2002) between Brown Hill Road and Long Brook Road (Route 2007) in Davidson Township.
Columbia
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(OPEN) Rohrsburg Road (Route 4041) between Neyhart Road to Green Creek Road (Route 4020) in Orange Township.
In the Halifax area of Upper Dauphin Count, Route 147 is closed and will be for the foreseeable future. A spokesperson said the road is believed to have washed out in the area. The truck restriction for vehicles using Route 225 to cross Peters Mountain has been temporarily lifted because of the closure.
Rainfall amounts were between 3 and 6 inches locally.
There were rescues along Buffalo Creek near Mifflinburg, near Lewisburg on Buffalo Creek, and along Devitt Camp Road and dozens of other rescue and emergency calls were received. The Hamilton/Rt. 61 underpass was closed for a time.
The Union County Emergency Operations Center was activated as a train of thunderstorms dumped several inches of rain on the region.
Lycoming County officials declared a Disaster Emergency for Hepburn and Lycoming Townships. People were encouraged to evacuate. As a result of the declaration, people were told to leave their homes prior to needing to be rescued.
There was major flooding, extensive property damage, evacuations and impacts reported in Lycoming and Tioga Counties. The National Guard was brought into help with the flood response in Tioga County, especially Westfield where there were multiple rescues and impacts from the storm.
From the Sun Gazette… The Jersey Shore Water Authority is asking customers to boil their water. Jersey Shore Water Authority said they lost water treatment abilities due to flooding so they say do not drink the water without boiling it first.
Trout Run’s Fire Hall was evacuated around noon Friday due to flooding from Little Trout Run. The evacuees were being moved to Hepburn Township Fire Hall. The fire hall was nearly destroyed by flood waters.
The mail stopped in Williamsport when the post office was surrounded by water. Some of the roads near the post office had three feet of water on them.
Near Harrisburg, a tornado was confirmed as an F 3.5 strength storm with winds over 100 miles per hour.
In all Valley counties, a disaster emergency was declared so state agencies can seek funding to get resources and help municipalities and the counties as they start to recover.
WASHINGTONVILLE – The Washingtonville Volunteer Fire Company Festival is still on today. 11am to 9pm, they’ll have craft vendors, chicken BBQ, live music, food and ice cream, games, a Chinese auction, 50/50 and a raffle. The event is at 121 Strawberry Ridge Road, in the Washingtonville area..
File photo of Susquehanna River high water
