The river at Wilkes-Barre is expected to crest at 38.5', something like 15' above flood stage.
Here's the latest data on my weather page from the NWS:
Statement as of 8:26 AM EDT on September 08, 2011
826 am EDT Thu Sep 8 2011
The Flood Warning continues for
the Susquehanna River near Sunbury.
* At 8 am Thursday the stage was 28.6 feet and rising.
* Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
* Major flooding is forecast.
* The river will crest near 34.0 feet by tomorrow evening then begin
falling.
* At 34.0 feet... most areas adjacent to the river... which are not
protected by the flood wall and levee system... are affected by high
water. Catasrophic flooding occurs in some of these areas.
826 am EDT Thu Sep 8 2011
The Flood Warning continues for
the Susquehanna River at Danville.
* At 8 am Thursday the stage was 25.5 feet and rising.
* Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
* Major flooding is forecast.
* The river will crest near 31.6 feet by tomorrow morning then begin
falling.
* At 32.0 feet... areas outside of the levee system experiences
widespread flooding. The levee system protects most of Danville to
a height of 34 feet.
826 am EDT Thu Sep 8 2011
The Flood Warning continues for
the West Branch Susquehanna at Lewisburg.
* At 8 am Thursday the stage was 24.6 feet and rising.
* Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
* Major flooding is forecast.
* The river will crest near 29.5 feet by this evening. The river will
fall below flood stage Saturday evening.
* At 30.0 feet... water level reaches the intersection of Saint George
and 3rd streets in Lewisburg.
826 am EDT Thu Sep 8 2011
The Flood Warning continues for
the West Branch Susquehanna at Milton.
* At 8 am Thursday the stage was 25.8 feet and rising.
* Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
* Major flooding is forecast.
* The river will crest near 29.5 feet by this evening then begin
falling.
* At 30.0 feet... many homes on both banks are affected by high water.
826 am EDT Thu Sep 8 2011
The Flood Warning continues for
the West Branch Susquehanna at Watsontown.
* Flood stage is 23.0 feet.
* Major flooding is forecast.
* The river will crest near 32.0 feet this evening.
* At 31.0 feet... many homes in Watsontown are affected by high water
levels. A number of streets and roads are closed.
826 am EDT Thu Sep 8 2011
The Flood Warning continues for
the West Branch Susquehanna at Montgomery.
* At 8 am Thursday the stage was 26.4 feet and rising.
* Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
* Major flooding is forecast.
* The river will crest near 32.0 feet by this evening then begin
falling.
* At 30.0 feet... numerous homes and businesses are affected by
widespread flooding.
401 am EDT Thu Sep 8 2011
The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a
* Flood Warning for urban areas and small streams in...
Columbia County...
northern Dauphin County...
Montour County...
Schuylkill County...
Snyder County...
Sullivan County...
Tioga County...
Union County...
Northumberland County...
Lycoming County...
* until 200 PM EDT Thursday...
* at 353 am EDT flooding was widespread across much of the warning
area... as heavy rainfall continued to fall throughout the
overnight hours. Many roads are closed and travel is strongly
discouraged throughout the warning area. Rainfall will become more
showery and intermittent early this morning... but excessive runoff
from overnight rains will last throughout the morning and into
this afternoon... with widespread flooding continuing throughout
the warning area.
* Locations experiencing moderate to severe flooding include
but are not limited to Tioga... Mansfield... Dushore... LaPorte...
Williamsport... Bloomsburg... Sunbury and Shamokin.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Most flood deaths occur in automobiles. Never drive your vehicle into
areas where the water covers the roadway. Flood waters are usually
deeper than they appear. Just one foot of flowing water is powerful
enough to sweep vehicles off the Road. When encountering flooded
roads make the smart choice... turn around... dont drown.
Forecaster: devoir
Watching this story all night, due to another situation I also have to watch :(
Many areas will go ten feet above flood stage. Sunbury can probably handle a little more before the river goes over the wall. Most major roads and backroads too are closed, schools closed, county govt closed in Northumberland, cell phone service is reported out in places, and some oil tanks have collapsed at a heating oil facility on or near Route 61 (per newsitem.com).
That is all coal country — most famously, the underground fire of Centralia is in the region affected. Erosion will threaten many homes.
Seven to ten inches of rain in the past 3 days, and 10 feet over flood stage is reported in many areas.