Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS State College, PA

Issued

Jan 19, 1996, 5:00 AM EST (10:00 UTC)

Expired

Jan 19, 1996, 9:30 AM EST

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS State College, PA

Area

Whole counties

Counties Cambria County, PA, Somerset County, PA

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TTAA00 KHAR 191043 COR
FFWCTP
PAC021-033-047-083-111-123-191430-

BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS...URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
530 AM EST FRI JAN 19 1996

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL STREAMS...URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 930 AM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...

IN  PENNSYLVANIA

   ...CAMBRIA COUNTY...CLEARFIELD COUNTY...ELK COUNTY
   ...MCKEAN COUNTY...SOMERSET COUNTY...WARREN COUNTY

ONE-HALF INCH TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THESE
COUNTIES DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. THIS HAS RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD
STREET FLOODING WHERE POOR DRAINAGE EXISTED. THE COMBINATION OF
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN AND SNOWMELT THIS MORNING WILL LIKELY CAUSE SMALL
STREAMS AND CREEKS TO LEAVE THEIR BANKS.


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.


WINTHER

NWS State College, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jan 19, 3:07 AM EST, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
300 AM EST FRI JAN 19 1996

HAVE ALREADY TALKED TO BOTH PIT AND PHL FOR COORD.

RADAR WENT DOWN FOR .5 HR BUT BACK-UP NOW.

RADAR SHOWS AN AREA OF PRECIP MOVING THRU THE UPPER SUS ATTM.
PRECIP AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN BETWEEN .25 TO .50 AS A RESULT.

COLD FRONT JUST W OF A CLE-ZZV LINE AND MOVING EAST. FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO CENTRAL PA ARND 16Z AND INTO EAST PA 18-19Z. QUICK
BURST OF SNOW LIKLY BEHIND FRONT AS COLD AIR RACES EAST AT SFC
AND DIFF VORT ADV QUICKLY FOLLOWS. NO FLOODING PROBLEMS ATTM BUT
EXPECT THAT WILL CHANGE LATER THIS MORNING AS RAIN MOVES INTO
CENTRAL PA. SEEMS CONSENSUS IS TO FOLLOW ETA/AVN FCST PRECIP
AMOUNTS.

NOTICED NGM TRIES TO FORM A WAVE ON FRONT ACROSS VA AND QUICKLY
LIFT IT NE. IF THIS OCCURED...FRONT WOULD SLOW A BIT ALLOWING E
PA TO SEE GREATER PRECIP AMOUNTS. COMBINATION OF SNOW MELT AND 1
INCH OF RAIN WILL CREATE URBAN FLOODING PROBLEMS.

FAIR WX FOR SAT.
PIT/PHL AGREE WITH THINKING.

...LAKE SNOW OUTLOOK...

FRI 7 AM TO FRI 7 PM...N
FRI 7 PM TO SAT 7 AM...N
SAT 7 AM TO SAT 7 PM...N

WINTHER

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