Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Flash Flood Warnings in 1994
Flash Flood Warning 23, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 18, 1994, 9:57 AM EDT for Lycoming County, Tioga County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 18, 1994, 9:57 AM EDT (13:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 1994, 1:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Lycoming County, PA, Tioga County, PA
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 198 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 181357 FFWCTP PAC081-117-181700- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 957 AM EDT THU AUG 18 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 100 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...S... IN PENNSYLVANIA ...NORTHERN LYCOMING COUNTY...TIOGA COUNTY EMEGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES IN LYCOMING AND TIOGA CONTIES REPORT THAT FLOODING CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM THIS MORNING.. SEVERE FLOODING IS STILL OCCURRING IN NORTHERN LYCOMING COUNTY WHERE THE LYCOMING CREEK NEAR TROUT RUN IS OUT OF IT'S BANKS AND STILL RISING. WATER IS BEGINNING TO RECEDE IN TIOGA COUNTY...BUT SEVERAL AREAS ARE STI UNDER WATER INCLUDING RTE 287 WHICH IS CLOSED...AND RTE 49 WHICH IS CLOS IN SECTIONS. ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN FELL ON THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE RAIN IS OVER FOR THE TIME BEING...FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THESE AREAS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. DO NOT DRIVE 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. LA CORTE &
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, 5 hours 12 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, 5 hours 10 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, 3 hours 7 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, 3 hours 6 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, 9:00 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Cameron | 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.