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Flood warning expires for Lancaster and York counties

KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City) and WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedA flood warning for Lancaster and York counties has expired.
What changedWGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) frames it as "Flood warning expires for Lancaster and York counties". WIVB News4 (Nexstar, Buffalo) frames it as "Niagara County residents concerned about more rain amid flood clean up".
ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.
Archive healthDeveloping · 5 sources · 1 bucket

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Still Watching. WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) frames it as "Flood warning expires for Lancaster and York counties". WIVB News4 (Nexstar, Buffalo) frames it as "Niagara County residents concerned about more rain amid flood clean up".

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Aug 7, 10:14 PM: KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City) joined the source map.

Aug 7, 10:49 PM: WIVB News4 (Nexstar, Buffalo) joined the source map.

Aug 7, 11:43 PM: The Post-Standard (Syracuse) joined the source map.

Aug 8, 12:32 AM: WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 5 sources · 1 bucket.

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WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst)19m ago

Flood Warning in effect for multiple counties in Western PA: Slow-moving rain, downpours

It won't be a total washout, but pockets of heavy rain and slow-moving storms could bring flash flooding today. The weekend looks mostly drier.

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Center ·News report
The Post-Standard (Syracuse)1h ago

Update: Flash flood warning in place for Essex County Friday night due to thunderstorms

At 9:12 p.m. on Friday, the National Weather Service released an updated flash flood warning in effect until 10:45 p.m. for Essex County.

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Center ·News report
WIVB News4 (Nexstar, Buffalo)2h ago

Niagara County residents concerned about more rain amid flood clean up

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- While it's been days since Sunday's devastating flooding in Niagara County, with rain in the forecast, residents are afraid of what any more will do. "This has been...

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Center ·News report
KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City)2h ago

Leavenworth County warns of scam claiming jail inmates can be released for money

Leavenworth County prosecutors are warning about scammers targeting inmates' families and falsely claiming money can secure their release from jail.

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