What does it look like when 7 inches of rain fall in a borough in an hour or two? Mount Joy found out Monday afternoon.

There is now a declaration of disaster in one Lancaster County community after intense storms brought heavy rain to the area on Monday. A severe flash flooding event prompted the Mount Joy Borough Council to declare an emergency at 5 p.

Dozens of people had to be rescued and major roadways were closed Monday as Lancaster County was hit by severe thunderstorms and flooding for the third week in a row.