I'm sorry to see about my old stomping grounds around Lock Haven getting clobbered, and I've got a lot of friends in the Harrisburg/Carlisle/Camp Hill area (including present company).  Here's hoping your home and camp stay safe, Uncle Joe. It might be time to lash on a PFD before getting behind the wheel. Sheesh.

I'm not looking forward to this trip to PA. I'll be up there Wednesday through Sunday. A lot of bridge crossings with two significant creeks and countless un-named ones, and every one of them will be a hazard.

The Swatara and the Conodoguinet are really bad right now and it's going to get worse. They're now talking about possible river flooding in the New Cumberland area. Map your route carefully.

"THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...WEST CENTRAL LANCASTER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...DAUPHIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA......ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING ANDFLOODING WILL CONTINUE. ADDITIONALLY, FLOODING IS ALSO LIKELY TODEVELOP OVER FRANKLIN COUNTY AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF ADAMS,CUMBERLAND, AND PERRY COUNTIES AS HEAVIER RAINS SHIFT OVER THATREGION THIS MORNING.* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...HARRISBURG, YORK, WILLIAMSPORT, CHAMBERSBURG, CARLISLE, LOWERALLEN, HANOVER, HERSHEY, COLONIAL PARK, WEIGELSTOWN, ELIZABETHTOWN,WAYNESBORO, SUNBURY, LOCK HAVEN, PROGRESS, MECHANICSBURG,MIDDLETOWN, CAMP HILL, GETTYSBURG AND PALMYRA."

we were dry as a bone for weeks - really needed rain - now we are gonna get a lot - too bad it wasn't just consistently spread out over a couple weeks

Hoping that we have no flooding

Jim

Well northern Virginia is....wet...then sunny...then wet...then sunny again....then raining buckets...then just cloudy...muggy as all get out too.

Sounds a lot like central Pa. right now. 

We've had 6" of rain in the last 3 days and they're calling for 4"-5" more the next couple days. I'm thinking I should have started my ark a lot sooner.

I always move up to your lake when I pull up a radar map. Then I think; They're getting pounded again.

I've been out twice fly fishing for trout in the last couple of weeks, and had some great success. But it's still quite cold ... had to keep picking ice out of the rod guides. Sounds like you're making a beeline for warmer climates ... stay safe.

Spring is here! 70° today. 78° tomorrow and 81° on Saturday.

70 here in southern Ohio today also.  76 and sunny predicted for tomorrow and my favorite smallmouth stream is the only one in a 50 mile radius that isn't flooded so I'll be out floating in one of my kayaks and flinging lures tomorrow morning.  I had a minor procedure performed on my back today to reduce pain in my legs. The doc told me to take it easy a couple days and avoid exposing the area to contaminated water to prevent infection.  I explained that I have been waiting 5 months for ideal conditions on the stream and tomorrow was going to be "the day" as rain is expected over the weekend and will probably muddy the water and make it unfishable again. He shook his head, grinned and finally told me to go ahead but be extra careful.

So I'll be able to fish tomorrow, make it to the weekly Saturday morning  jam session at the local music store, play again for a "special needs" children's group Monday, then head for Alabama and Florida for 10 days with my camper, bringing along a guitar for a little "campfire pickin" .  I have to admit this retirement life  is pretty sweet........!!!!

DE