Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Flash Flood Warnings in 1994
Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 18, 1994, 9:00 AM EDT for Cameron County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 18, 1994, 9:00 AM EDT (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 1994, 12:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Cameron County, PA
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 171 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 786 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCTP 181300 FFWCTP PAC023-181600- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 900 AM EDT THU AUG 18 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL NOON EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN PENNSYLVANIA ...CAMERON COUNTY AT 845 AM...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN CAMERON COUNTY REPORTED THAT ROUTE 120E AT STERLING RUN...WHICH IS NEAR THE DRIFTWOOD BRANCH OF THE SINNEMAHONING CREEK...IS CLOSED DUE TO THE CREEK OVERFLOWING ITS BANKS. ALTHOUGH NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT RAINS ARE FORECAST...THE CREEK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FLOODING THIS ROADWAY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. DO NOT RDRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. JUNG/LACORTE &
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 18, 4:45 AM EDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
PAZ037-038-041-042-045-046-049>053-058-181430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 445 AM EDT THU AUG 18 1994 A SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... LYCOMING... UNION... SNYDER... SULLIVAN... SOUTHERN CLINTON... MONTOUR... NORTHUMBERLAND... COLUMBIA... SCHUYLKILL...TIOGA... AND BRADFORD. SLOW MOVING BANDS OF RAIN AND SHOWERS CONTINUE MOVING ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA THIS MORNING. THESE BANDS OF RAIN CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS AREAS WHICH HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED BETWEEN ONE /1.00/ AND THREE /3.00/ INCHES OF RAIN AT 430 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN STATE COLLEGE SHOWED A BAND OF HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING ACROSS CENTRAL CLINTON...EASTERN LYCOMING...AND CENTRAL TIOGA COUNTIES. THIS BAND OF RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONAY SINCE 300 AM...SO THESE AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE HEAVY RAINS THROUGH 700 AM. ANOTHER NEARLY STATIONARY BAND OF RAIN EXTENDED FROM SNYDER COUNTY...NORTH THROUGH UNION COUNTY INTO CENTRAL LYCOMING COUNTY. BE READY TO TAKE ACTION IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR COUNTY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA MAY LEAD TO FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND TV FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND WARNINGS. JUNG
Special weather statement, Aug 18, 4:47 AM EDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before
PAZ037-038-041-042-045-046-049>053-058-181430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 445 AM EDT THU AUG 18 1994 A SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... LYCOMING... UNION... SNYDER... SULLIVAN... SOUTHERN CLINTON... MONTOUR... NORTHUMBERLAND... COLUMBIA... SCHUYLKILL...TIOGA... AND BRADFORD. SLOW MOVING BANDS OF RAIN AND SHOWERS CONTINUE MOVING ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA THIS MORNING. THESE BANDS OF RAIN CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS AREAS WHICH HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED BETWEEN ONE /1.00/ AND THREE /3.00/ INCHES OF RAIN AT 430 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN STATE COLLEGE SHOWED A BAND OF HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING ACROSS CENTRAL CLINTON...EASTERN LYCOMING...AND CENTRAL TIOGA COUNTIES. THIS BAND OF RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONAY SINCE 300 AM...SO THESE AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE HEAVY RAINS THROUGH 700 AM. ANOTHER NEARLY STATIONARY BAND OF RAIN EXTENDED FROM SNYDER COUNTY...NORTH THROUGH UNION COUNTY INTO CENTRAL LYCOMING COUNTY. BE READY TO TAKE ACTION IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR COUNTY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA MAY LEAD TO FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND TV FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND WARNINGS. JUNG
Special weather statement, Aug 18, 6:50 AM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
PAZ037-038-041-042-045-046-049>053-058-181400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 650 AM EDT THU AUG 18 1994 A SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... LYCOMING... UNION... SNYDER... SULLIVAN... SOUTHERN CLINTON... MONTOUR... NORTHUMBERLAND... COLUMBIA... SCHUYLKILL...TIOGA... AND BRADFORD. AT 645 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN STATE COLLEGE SHOWED SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. RADAR HAS SHOWN A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN COVERAGE OF PRECIPITATION. SCATTERED LIGHTER INTENSITY SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE IN THE WATCH AREA UNTIL MID MORNING. ANY ADDED RAINFALL ON TOP OF THE RAIN THAT FELL YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT COULD CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS IN AREAS THAT HAVE NOT SEEN FLOODING YET. . BE READY TO TAKE ACTION IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR COUNTY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND TV FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND WARNINGS. NICOSIA
Special weather statement, Aug 18, 6:51 AM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
PAZ037-038-041-042-045-046-049>053-058-181400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 650 AM EDT THU AUG 18 1994 A SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... LYCOMING... UNION... SNYDER... SULLIVAN... SOUTHERN CLINTON... MONTOUR... NORTHUMBERLAND... COLUMBIA... SCHUYLKILL...TIOGA... AND BRADFORD. AT 645 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN STATE COLLEGE SHOWED SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. RADAR HAS SHOWN A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN COVERAGE OF PRECIPITATION. SCATTERED LIGHTER INTENSITY SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE IN THE WATCH AREA UNTIL MID MORNING. ANY ADDED RAINFALL ON TOP OF THE RAIN THAT FELL YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT COULD CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS IN AREAS THAT HAVE NOT SEEN FLOODING YET. . BE READY TO TAKE ACTION IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR COUNTY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND TV FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND WARNINGS. NICOSIA
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 11:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Cameron | 2 hr |
| Aug 18, 1:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Lycoming | 2 hr |
| Aug 18, 1:23 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Tioga | 2 hr |
| Aug 18, 1:31 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Potter | 119 min |
| Aug 18, 2:39 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Union | 2 hr |
| Aug 18, 3:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Tioga | 3 hr |
| Aug 18, 3:10 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Lycoming | 3 hr |
| Aug 18, 3:40 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Clearfield, Clinton | 4 hr |
| Aug 18, 3:52 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Centre | 4 hr |
| Aug 18, 4:25 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Tioga | 6 hr |
| Aug 18, 4:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Lycoming, Union | 5 hr |
| Aug 18, 9:57 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Lycoming, Tioga | 3 hr |
| Aug 18, 1:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Lycoming | 5 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.