TOWANDA: Flood Warning for the Whitewater River is in effect.
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for the Whitewater River, affecting the city of Towanda. This warning is in effect from Thursday afternoon into early Sunday morning. The river is currently measured at 1.9ft stage with a 22ft flood stage.
Here’s the forecast:
The Whitewater river is expected to rise above flood stage early Thursday afternoon. The crest is forecasted to be 26.2ft early Friday morning before falling below the flood stage Friday afternoon.
Here’s what can happen:
-Flooding over cropland will become widespread when the flood stage hits 25ft.
-County roads will flood at Southwest 40th Street on lows spots near the river 2 miles downstream of gage and along Southwest 60th Street just wes