Forksville Vol. Fire Co.

09/15/2026

Come see us!

09/15/2026

Visitors and residents please be advised of this closure. Access to the Sones Pond area will be more difficult in the winter months. Please use caution. We will be making some changes to ensure quick and safe Fire/EMS/Rescue response.

On August 31, 2026, a routine inspection was conducted of the iron bridge structure on Rock Run Road. The inspection revealed significant cracks and degradation in the supports of the bridge. For public safety, the decision has been made to close the bridge to vehicular traffic. The bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic with concrete barricades on Monday September 14, 2026. We are aware this creates a detour for the public, however the safety of our forest visitors is our number one priority. The bridge will remain open to pedestrian traffic. Proper signage will be placed at the intersection of Rock Run Road and PA Route 154 and also at the intersection of Rock Run Road and Loyalsock Road warning motorists of the bridge closure.

The replacement of the bridge is currently underway, with the projected starting of construction date of 2/15/27. The estimated completion date is 11/15/29

Eric Probert
District Forester

09/11/2026

25 years ago. Mom’s and Dad’s raced home. Some alone, some with co-workers, friends or family. They shared family dinners. Read stories to their kids. Set their alarm like they had done for years before. Not knowing what was to come in the hours that followed. Not knowing tomorrow would change their and their families lives forever. Appreciate every day you are given. 🇺🇸

09/03/2026

Flood Watch
National Weather Service State College PA
242 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026

Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Clearfield-Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Cambria-Blair-Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata-Somerset-Bedford-Fulton-Franklin-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-Sullivan-Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour-
Northumberland-Columbia-Perry-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland-Adams-York-Lancaster-

Including the cities of Altoona, Johnstown, Mifflintown, Somerset,Lancaster, Philipsburg, Berwick, Wellsboro, Williamsport, Danville,DuBois, Lewistown, Huntingdon, Sunbury, Bloomsburg, Newport, Renovo,Lewisburg, Bradford, Mount Union,St. Marys, McConnellsburg, Mansfield, Selinsgrove, Harrisburg,
Hershey, Warren, Gettysburg, Shamokin, Pottsville, Coudersport,Chambersburg, Lock Haven, Emporium, York, Trout Run, Laporte,
Clearfield, Bedford, Ridgway, Lebanon, State College, and Carlisle

242 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...A portion of central Pennsylvania, including the following
areas, Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Cameron, Clearfield,Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Elk, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon,
Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, McKean, Mifflin, Montour, Northern Centre, Northern Clinton, Northern Lycoming, Northumberland, Perry, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Somerset, Southern Centre, Southern Clinton, Southern Lycoming, Sullivan, Tioga, Union, Warren and
York.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Additional, multiple rounds of heavy rain from thunderstorms will create the threat for flash flooding of streams, creeks and poor
drainage areas today through early tonight. Rainfall rates could exceed 3 inches per hour where several storms track east-southeast across the same locations. There should be a lull in the rain for several hours during the late morning and early afternoon hours today, before the thunderstorms greatly increase in number once again across Central Pennsylvania and the Susquehanna Valley.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should
Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

09/01/2026

The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...

North central Lycoming County in north central Pennsylvania...

Northwestern Sullivan County in north central Pennsylvania...

Southeastern Tioga County in north central Pennsylvania...

* Until 545 PM EDT.

* At 519 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado

was located over Ogdensburg, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.

Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...

Ogdensburg around 520 PM EDT.

Ralston around 530 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include

Hillsgrove and Forksville

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.

09/01/2026

08/03/2026

Update: As of 11:45 PM Route 87 has been reopened. Please use caution as there are still some debris and water on the roadway.

Attention: Route 87 is currently closed between Rt 220 in Dushore and Rt 154 in Forksville for heavy flooding, rockslides and debris. Please avoid the area! PennDOT is enroute.

07/14/2026