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US: Severe Thunderstorms Trigger Rare Flash Flood Emergency in Pennsylvania

Severe thunderstorms swept across Pennsylvania on Monday, June 30, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to several areas, including the Philadelphia region. Shortly before 11 p.m., the National Weather Service office in State College issued a rare Flash Flood Emergency for northern Lancaster County and parts of Lebanon County, citing the threat of life-threatening flooding caused by heavy rainfall.

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© Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACA. 51515-9. Palmyra-Syria, October 21 2003. King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain on the 3rd day of their visit to Syria. They visit the ancient city of Palmyra, capital of the Queen Zenobia, where they witnessed historical show, lifestyle at the Bal Temple, then an operette at the Amphitheatre. They went also, with Syrian president Bashar Al Assad and his wife Asma, on a royal carriage with horses.

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Bashar Al Assad and Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani attend a camelrace - Palmyra

In just over ten days, Syrian rebels have taken control of Syria's main cities, including the capital Damascus on Saturday night. President Bashar al-Assad, in power since 2000, has fled the country, according to Russia - FILE - Syrian president Bashar Al Assad and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani attend a camelrace in Palmyra, Syria, on October 9, 2008. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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36 Killed in Israeli Attacks in Palmyra - Syria

Smoke caused by an Israeli missile attack rises from the city of Palmyra, central Syria, on November. 20, 2024. At least 36 people were killed and more than 50 others wounded by an Israeli missile attack that hit sites in and around the city of Palmyra in central Syria on Wednesday, according to the Syrian Defense Ministry. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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36 Killed in Israeli Attacks in Palmyra - Syria

Smoke caused by an Israeli missile attack rises from the city of Palmyra, central Syria, on November. 20, 2024. At least 36 people were killed and more than 50 others wounded by an Israeli missile attack that hit sites in and around the city of Palmyra in central Syria on Wednesday, according to the Syrian Defense Ministry. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

The view of the Roman ruins of Baalbek from the roof terrace of the Palmyra Hotel as the sun sets over Lebanon., on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

Roman artifacts on display in the lobby of the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon. , on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

A view of the ruins of the Temple of Jupiter from the first floor sitting room of the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon., on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

A sign which used to display the room rates still hangs on the wall of the check-in office in the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon. , on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

The old staircase of the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon., on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

The hotel’s logo hangs on the front doors of the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon., on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

Photos of famous guests lie o display on a central table in the back lobby area of the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon. Paintings by Jean Cocteau hang on the walls. , on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

The facade Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon., on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

A view of the Temple of Jupiter from the ‘blue room’ of the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon., on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

Ancient room keys hang from hooks in the check in office at the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon., on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

Guests enjoy the view of the ruins of the Temple of Jupiter before dinner on the first floor balcony of the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon., on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

Ghassan, the hotel’s manager, goes over the books in the check in office at the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon., on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

A view of the Corinthian columns of the Temple of Jupiter from the entrance of the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon., on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

The second floor roof terrace and sitting room of the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon., on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

Evening light spills into the second floor sitting room of the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon., on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

Ghassan, the hotel’s manager, goes over the books in the check in office at the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon., on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

Two wrought iron beds in the ‘blue room’ of the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon. Wall colors and furniture have been meticulously curated by the El Husseini family. , on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

The first floor sitting room of the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon. Wall colors and furniture have been meticulously curated by the El Husseini family. , on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

Rabieh Slekah, 42, stands at the entrance to the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon. He has been a member of staff for 25 years, starting work when he was 17., on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

The second floor sitting room of the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon. Rima El Husseini wants to create “a museum hotel” and has refused to raise her prices. , on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

Mira the cat sits outside the entrance to the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon. According to Hassan El Hussein, Rima’s son, “Mira adopted the hotel and now everyone is a guest of her’s.” , on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

Rima El Husseini stands next to the mural Jean Cocteau painted on his bedroom wall in the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon., on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

The front doors of the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon., on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

Rima El Husseini stands in the second floor sitting room of the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon. Rima El Husseini wants to create “a museum hotel” and has refused to raise her prices. , on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

Rabieh Slekah, 42, stands at the entrance to the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon. He has been a member of staff for 25 years, starting work when he was 17., on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

Jean Cocteau painted a mural on the wall of his bedroom in the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon. The room is now known as the ‘Jean Cocteau room.’, on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

Rima El Husseini in the lobby of the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon. Rima El Husseini wants to create “a museum hotel” and has refused to raise her prices. , on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

A photo of Jean Cocteau lies on a central table in the back lobby area of the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon. Rima El Husseini wants to create “a museum hotel.”, on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

A painting by Jean Cocteau hangs on the wall in the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon. , on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

Roman artifacts on display in the lobby of the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon. , on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

A model of the Roman temples of Baalbek is built into the wall in the back lobby area of the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon. Rima El Husseini wants to create “a museum hotel.”, on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

Rima El Husseini in the lobby of the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon. Rima El Husseini wants to create “a museum hotel” and has refused to raise her prices. , on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

The ‘Live d’Or’ guest book on display in the lobby of the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon. , on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palmyra Hotel - Baalbek

The lobby of the Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon. , on July 6, 2023 in Palmyra Hotel, Lebanon Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-NATIONAL MUSEUM-PALMYRA-ARTIFACTS

(231214) -- DAMASCUS, Dec. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 13, 2023 shows an archaeological artifact displayed at the National Museum in Damascus, Syria. Most of the archaeological artifacts on display here were brought from Palmyra, a major archaeological city located in central Syria. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

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Syria promotes tourism

TOKYO, Japan - Camels go past stone pillars, a relic of the Roman Empire, in the desert city of Palmyra, central Syria, on Oct. 1, 2010. Palmyra is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Syria promotes tourism

TOKYO, Japan - Tourists look at a relief of an underground grave from the latter half of the 2nd century in the desert city of Palmyra, central Syria, on Oct. 1, 2010.

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-PALMYRA PALM FRUITS-HARVEST

(220530) -- DHAKA, May 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Laborers unload bunches of palmyra palm fruits from a truck at a wholesale market in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 29, 2022. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-PALMYRA PALM FRUITS-HARVEST

(220530) -- DHAKA, May 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Laborers process palmyra palm fruits at a wholesale market in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 29, 2022. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-PALMYRA PALM FRUITS-HARVEST

(220530) -- DHAKA, May 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 29, 2022 shows bunches of palmyra palm fruits at a wholesale market in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-PALMYRA PALM FRUITS-HARVEST

(220530) -- DHAKA, May 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A laborer unloads a bunch of palmyra palm fruits from a truck at a wholesale market in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 29, 2022. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-PALMYRA PALM FRUITS-HARVEST

(220530) -- DHAKA, May 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 29, 2022 shows bunches of palmyra palm fruits at a wholesale market in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-PALMYRA PALM FRUITS-HARVEST

(220530) -- DHAKA, May 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 29, 2022 shows bunches of palmyra palm fruits at a wholesale market in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Xinhua)

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Palmyra in Syria after ISIS's withdrawal

Photo taken April 19, 2016, shows buildings destroyed in fighting involving the Islamic State extremist group, Syrian government forces and Russian forces, in the central Syrian city of Palmyra. The group controlled the historic city for 10 months until March 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Palmyra ruins in Syria after ISIS's withdrawal

Photo taken April 20, 2016, shows the Colonnade and the Tetrapylon (R back), which escaped destruction by the Islamic State extremist group, in the ruins of Palmyra, a world heritage site in central Syria. The group controlled the historic city for 10 months until March 2016, and in that time the militants destroyed some of the ruins' monuments, including the Arch of Triumph and the main sanctuary inside the Temple of Bel. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo