Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Flash Flood Warnings in 1995
Flash Flood Warning 81, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this flash flood warning at Nov 15, 1995, 2:26 AM EST for York County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 15, 1995, 2:26 AM EST (07:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 15, 1995, 6:00 AM EST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Whole counties
County York County, PA
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 122 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 436 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 336 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 824 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 150729 FFWCTP PAC133-151100- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 226 AM EST WED NOV 15 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 AM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN PENNSYLVANIA ...YORK COUNTY YORK COUNTY EMA STILL REPORTS THAT THE SUSQUEHANNA TRAIL BETWEN LOCUST LANE AND CHURCH ROAD IS STILL UNDER WATER. FLOODING OF BASEMENTS HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED. RAIN HAS PRETTY MUCH ENDED OVER THE COUNTY...HOWEVER RUNOFF FROM EARLIER RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE PROBLEMS THROUGH 6AM. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. 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.
NWS State College, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Nov 15, 1:50 AM EST, 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 15, 1:50 AM EST, 36 minutes before
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 150 AM EST WED NOV 15 1995 MAJOR EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM FOR CNTRL PA. SNOWFALL RATES HAVE BEEN IMPRESSIVE AS STATE COLLEGE CLOSES IN ON 15 INCHES. BIG PROBLEM HERE (AND I IMAGINE IN MANY OTHER AREAS IN CNTRL PA) IS THE WEIGHT OF HEAVY WET SNOW PULLING TREES DOWN. THERE ARE MANY TREES DOWN IN STATE COLLEGE!! TWO OF OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE TREES DOWN ON THEIR HOMES AND ANOTHER TREE DOWN BLOCKED THE MAIN ROAD IN STATE COLLEGE FOR AWHILE. AS OF 1 AM... SNOW AMOUNTS AVERAGE FROM 10 TO 20 INCHES IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA WITH LESSOR AMOUNTS IN THE SUS VLLY AND FAR NW CTP (SEE CTP SPS). RAMSDIS SHOWS COMMA HEAD PINWHEELING ARNS CNTRL PA ATTM WITH THE KCCX 88D SHOWG MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWS STAYING MAINLY W OF A MANSFIELD TO CHAMBERSBURG LINE. MESO-ETA (15Z RUN) AND THIS EVE/S NGM/AVN/42KM ETA (00Z RUN) ALL SHOW STRG 850 AND 700 MB FRONTOGENISIS THAT CONFORMS WELL TO THE OBSERVED HEAVY SNOWFALL ON RADAR. A FEW CSI BANDS AS WELL WITH AN OCCASIONAL RUMBLE OF THUNDER HEARD ERLR. MODELS LIFT THIS FRONTOGENTIC/DEFORMATION BAND N INTO CNTRL NY BY 12Z AS 500 MB LO MOVES TO ERN PA. THE MODERATE AND HEAVY SNOW WILL WIND DOWN BTWN 9 AND 12Z IN CNTRL PA AS A FIRST GUESS WITH MAINLY LIGHT BUT ACCUMULATING SNOWS HANGING ON PROBABLY UNTIL LATE MORNING WHEN SFC AND UPR LO LIFT WELL N OF PA. THUS... THINK WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR ALL OF PIT/S CTP COUNTIES AT LEAST FOR THIS MORNING AND STICK WITH TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS AND NOT ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS TO MAKE LIFE EASY. WSFO PHL/S CWA IS A BIT MORE DIFFICULT. AGAIN 88D SHOWS HEAVIEST PRECIP MAINLY W OF A MANSFIELD TO CHAMBERSBURG LINE. THINK SOME OF THE HEAVIER DEFORMATION SNOWS CUD PINWHEEL INTO NERN PA AS SUGGESTED BY SIGNIFICANT UVV/S ON ALL THREE MODELS OVER NRN 1/2 OF PA AT 12Z. WUD KEEP WINTER STORM WARNING GOING ALL COUNTIES/ZONES NORTH OF IPT WHICH STAND A BETTER CHANCE FOR GETTING SOME WRAP ARND SNOWS WITH THE CUT OFF LO. FOR MID SUS VLLY THINGS ARE MORE COMPLICATED. I CUD EASILY SEE THESE AREAS NOT CASHING IN ON SIG COMMAND HEAD SNOWS LOOKING AT MODEL UVV/S. MAYBE A FEW MORE INCHES IN IPT AREA SO WITH NEAR 6 INCHES FROM STORM IN THESE AREAS WINTER STORM WARNING PROBABLY STILL APPROPIATE MENTIONING TOTAL SNOWS AND NOT ADDITIONAL SNOWS. AS FOR LWR SUS VLLY RAIN HAS GONE TO SNOW IN MDT BUT IT IS QUITE LIGHT. WUD DROP ADVY. AFTER STORM LIFTS TO THE N A TRAJECTORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOWS SETS UP OFF LAKE ERIE FOR NW PA. 850 MB TEMPS DROP TO NR -10C WHICH WILL BE ENUF TO INTIATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. WITH VERY COLD AIR AT 500 MB ACRS ENTIRE STATE AND CYCLONIC FLO THROUGH 500 MB SEE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS INTO TONIGHT MUCH OF WRN/NRN PA. THUS LIKE SCENNARIO OF SNOW TAPERING TO SCATTERED SNOW SHWRS TODAY MOST ZONES WITH SN SHOWERS TONIGHT MAINLY NRN PA. FOR THU... JET MAX/SHRT WV WORKS SE ACRS VA BY 00Z FRI WITH COLD POCKET AT 500 MB OVHD AT 00Z. LO-LVL FLO IS NW WITH 850 MB AT -10C... THUS THINK MORE SNOW SHOWERS ALL ZONES FRI. ...LAKE SNOW OUTLOOK... WED 7AM TO WED 7PM...N WED 7PM TO THU 7AM...Y THU 7AM TO THU 7PM...Y COORD WITH PHL/PIT NICOSIA
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 14, 10:40 PM EST, 3 hours 46 minutes before
PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>036-037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-140900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - WINTER STORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1040 PM EST TUE NOV 14 1995 ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS OF PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDDLE AND UPPER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY OF PENNSYLVANIA AS WELL AS SCHUYLKILL COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT...WHILE ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY TONIGHT... INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NEW JERSEY COASTLINE LATE THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWARD...CAUSING A CONTINUATION OF HEAVY SNOW OVER CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. HEAVY RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE BACK TO SNOW AS COLDER AIR WORK SOUTHWARD. BY THE TIME THE SNOW BEGINS TO TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM BETWEEN 12 AND 24 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. SOME SPOTS OVER THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS MAY REACH 30 INCHES. IN THE MIDDLE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY TOTALS WILL BE BETWEEN 8 AND 12 INCHES. THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY WILL SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES LATER TONIGHT AS THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES BACK TO SNOW. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT INTO THE DAY TOMORROW. REMEMBER TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOUR CAR AND THE ONE AHEAD OF YOU. THE WET SNOW IS BRINGING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...SO BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBLY OF POWER OUTAGES. SNOWFALL TOTALS AS OF LATE EVENING... CITY COUNTY STATE COLLEGE CENTRE 12 INCHES JOHNSTOWN CAMBRIA 12.5 INCHES MILLVILLE COLUMBIA 6 INCHES WELLSBORO TIOGA 9-10 INCHES ELKLAND TIOGA 12 INCHES LAWRENCEVILLE TIOGA 8 INCHES MANSFIELD TIOGA 5 INCHES COUDERSPORT POTTER 6 INCHES CLEARFIELD CLEARFIELD 6 INCHES LEWISTOWN MIFFLIN 12 INCHES CAIRNBROOK SOMERSET 13 INCHES AT 1030 PM EST... DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. SPOTTERS ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS ARE REPORTING FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW PER HOUR ON AVERAGE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR UPDATES ON THIS STORM. FITZGERALD/NICOSIA
Special weather statement, Nov 14, 10:44 PM EST, 3 hours 42 minutes before
PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>036-037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-140900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - WINTER STORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1040 PM EST TUE NOV 14 1995 ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS OF PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDDLE AND UPPER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY OF PENNSYLVANIA AS WELL AS SCHUYLKILL COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT...WHILE ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY TONIGHT... INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NEW JERSEY COASTLINE LATE THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWARD...CAUSING A CONTINUATION OF HEAVY SNOW OVER CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. HEAVY RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE BACK TO SNOW AS COLDER AIR WORK SOUTHWARD. BY THE TIME THE SNOW BEGINS TO TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM BETWEEN 12 AND 24 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. SOME SPOTS OVER THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS MAY REACH 30 INCHES. IN THE MIDDLE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY TOTALS WILL BE BETWEEN 8 AND 12 INCHES. THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY WILL SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES LATER TONIGHT AS THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES BACK TO SNOW. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT INTO THE DAY TOMORROW. REMEMBER TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOUR CAR AND THE ONE AHEAD OF YOU. THE WET SNOW IS BRINGING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...SO BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBLY OF POWER OUTAGES. SNOWFALL TOTALS AS OF LATE EVENING... CITY COUNTY STATE COLLEGE CENTRE 12 INCHES JOHNSTOWN CAMBRIA 12.5 INCHES MILLVILLE COLUMBIA 6 INCHES WELLSBORO TIOGA 9-10 INCHES ELKLAND TIOGA 12 INCHES LAWRENCEVILLE TIOGA 8 INCHES MANSFIELD TIOGA 5 INCHES COUDERSPORT POTTER 6 INCHES CLEARFIELD CLEARFIELD 6 INCHES LEWISTOWN MIFFLIN 12 INCHES CAIRNBROOK SOMERSET 13 INCHES AT 1030 PM EST... DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. SPOTTERS ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS ARE REPORTING FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW PER HOUR ON AVERAGE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR UPDATES ON THIS STORM. FITZGERALD/NICOSIA
Special weather statement, Nov 14, 10:45 PM EST, 3 hours 41 minutes before
PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>036-037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-150900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - WINTER STORM CORRECTED EXP TIME NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1045 PM EST TUE NOV 14 1995 ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS OF PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDDLE AND UPPER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY OF PENNSYLVANIA AS WELL AS SCHUYLKILL COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT...WHILE ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY TONIGHT... INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NEW JERSEY COASTLINE LATE THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWARD...CAUSING A CONTINUATION OF HEAVY SNOW OVER CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. HEAVY RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE BACK TO SNOW AS COLDER AIR WORK SOUTHWARD. BY THE TIME THE SNOW BEGINS TO TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM BETWEEN 12 AND 24 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. SOME SPOTS OVER THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS MAY REACH 30 INCHES. IN THE MIDDLE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY TOTALS WILL BE BETWEEN 8 AND 12 INCHES. THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY WILL SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES LATER TONIGHT AS THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES BACK TO SNOW. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT INTO THE DAY TOMORROW. REMEMBER TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOUR CAR AND THE ONE AHEAD OF YOU. THE WET SNOW IS BRINGING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...SO BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBLY OF POWER OUTAGES. SNOWFALL TOTALS AS OF LATE EVENING... CITY COUNTY STATE COLLEGE CENTRE 12 INCHES JOHNSTOWN CAMBRIA 12.5 INCHES MILLVILLE COLUMBIA 6 INCHES WELLSBORO TIOGA 9-10 INCHES ELKLAND TIOGA 12 INCHES LAWRENCEVILLE TIOGA 8 INCHES MANSFIELD TIOGA 5 INCHES COUDERSPORT POTTER 6 INCHES CLEARFIELD CLEARFIELD 6 INCHES LEWISTOWN MIFFLIN 12 INCHES CAIRNBROOK SOMERSET 13 INCHES AT 1030 PM EST... DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. SPOTTERS ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS ARE REPORTING FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW PER HOUR ON AVERAGE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR UPDATES ON THIS STORM. FITZGERALD/NICOSIA
Special weather statement, Nov 14, 10:46 PM EST, 3 hours 40 minutes before
PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>036-037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-150900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - WINTER STORM CORRECTED EXP TIME NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1045 PM EST TUE NOV 14 1995 ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS OF PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDDLE AND UPPER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY OF PENNSYLVANIA AS WELL AS SCHUYLKILL COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT...WHILE ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY TONIGHT... INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NEW JERSEY COASTLINE LATE THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWARD...CAUSING A CONTINUATION OF HEAVY SNOW OVER CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. HEAVY RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE BACK TO SNOW AS COLDER AIR WORK SOUTHWARD. BY THE TIME THE SNOW BEGINS TO TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM BETWEEN 12 AND 24 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. SOME SPOTS OVER THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS MAY REACH 30 INCHES. IN THE MIDDLE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY TOTALS WILL BE BETWEEN 8 AND 12 INCHES. THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY WILL SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES LATER TONIGHT AS THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES BACK TO SNOW. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT INTO THE DAY TOMORROW. REMEMBER TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOUR CAR AND THE ONE AHEAD OF YOU. THE WET SNOW IS BRINGING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...SO BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBLY OF POWER OUTAGES. SNOWFALL TOTALS AS OF LATE EVENING... CITY COUNTY STATE COLLEGE CENTRE 12 INCHES JOHNSTOWN CAMBRIA 12.5 INCHES MILLVILLE COLUMBIA 6 INCHES WELLSBORO TIOGA 9-10 INCHES ELKLAND TIOGA 12 INCHES LAWRENCEVILLE TIOGA 8 INCHES MANSFIELD TIOGA 5 INCHES COUDERSPORT POTTER 6 INCHES CLEARFIELD CLEARFIELD 6 INCHES LEWISTOWN MIFFLIN 12 INCHES CAIRNBROOK SOMERSET 13 INCHES AT 1030 PM EST... DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. SPOTTERS ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS ARE REPORTING FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW PER HOUR ON AVERAGE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR UPDATES ON THIS STORM. FITZGERALD/NICOSIA
Special weather statement, Nov 15, 12:35 AM EST, 1 hour 51 minutes before
PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>036-037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-150900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - WINTER STORM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1230 AM EST WED NOV 15 1995 ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN... CENTRAL...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS OF PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDDLE AND UPPER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY OF PENNSYLVANIA AS WELL AS SCHUYLKILL COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT...WHILE ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY TONIGHT... A STRONG COASTAL STORM NEAR PHILADELPHIA AT MIDNIGHT WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWARD...CAUSING A HEAVY SNOW OVER CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. HEAVY RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE BACK TO SNOW AS COLDER AIR WORKS SOUTHWARD. BY THE TIME THE SNOW BEGINS TO TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING ...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM BETWEEN 12 AND 24 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. SOME SPOTS OVER THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS MAY REACH 30 INCHES. IN THE MIDDLE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY TOTALS WILL BE BETWEEN 8 AND 12 INCHES. THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY WILL SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES LATER TONIGHT AS THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES BACK TO SNOW. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT INTO THE DAY TOMORROW. REMEMBER TO ADJUST YOUR DRIVING FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOUR CAR AND THE ONE AHEAD OF YOU. NUMEROUS TREES AND LIMBS ARE REPORTED DOWN...CAUSED BY THE HEAVY WET SNOW. AS TREES AND BRANCHES FALL ON POWER LINES...RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBLY OF POWER OUTAGES. SNOWFALL TOTALS AS OF MIDNIGHT... CITY COUNTY STATE COLLEGE CENTRE 14"...2" 11PM-MIDNIGHT JOHNSTOWN CAMBRIA 12.5" MILLVILLE COLUMBIA 6" WELLSBORO TIOGA 9-10" ELKLAND TIOGA 12" LAWRENCEVILLE TIOGA 8" MANSFIELD TIOGA 12" CLEARFIELD CLEARFIELD 8" LEWISTOWN MIFFLIN 12" CAIRNBROOK SOMERSET 13" SOMERSET SOMERSET 21" BRADFORD MC KEAN 9" COUDERSPORT POTTER 14"...4" BETWEEN 9-10PM ST MARYS ELK 9" SULLIVAN SULLIVAN 3" HUNTINGDON COUNTY 1' ON RIDGES...6" IN VALLEYS FRANKLIN FRANKLIN 8" AT 1230 AM EST... STATE COLLEGE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. SPOTTERS ACROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS ARE REPORTING FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW PER HOUR ON AVERAGE...WITH EVEN SOME THUNDER FROM TIME TO TIME. STAY vTUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR UPDATES ON THIS STORM. LA CORTE
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 6:00 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | York | 6 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania, 1995Every flash flood warning in 1995
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.