On Thursday at 10:57 p.m. an updated flash flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until Friday at 2 a.m. for Perry County.
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Locations impacted by the warning include Newport, New Bloomfield, Spruce Hill, Mexico, Ickesburg, Loysville, Shermansdale, Thompsontown, Millerstown, Landisburg and East Salem. A flash flood warning is issued when a flash flood is either imminent or already occurring. In flood-prone areas, it's crucial to move immediately to higher ground. A flash flood is a sudden and violent inundation that can develop within minutes to hours, and it can even happen in areas not currently experiencing rainfall.A flood warning is declared when flooding is on the verge of happening or is already underway.
If the roadside is your only option, pull off as far as possible, preferably past the end of a guard rail, and wait until the storm passes. Keep your headlights on and turn on emergency flashers to alert other drivers of your position.
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