Flash Flood Warning 229, NWS State College, PA

Issued

Dec 13, 1996, 11:56 AM EST (16:56 UTC)

Expired

Dec 13, 1996, 6:00 PM EST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS State College, PA

Area

Whole counties

Counties Cumberland County, PA, Dauphin County, PA, Perry County, PA

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TTAA00 KCTP 131659
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PAC001-041-043-099-133-132300-
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1156 AM EST FRI DEC 13 1996
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD WARNING FOR STREAMS AND CREEKS EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN  PENNSYLVANIA
 
   ...ADAMS COUNTY...CUMBERLAND COUNTY...DAUPHIN COUNTY
   ...PERRY COUNTY...YORK COUNTY
 
DOPPLER RADAR FROM STATE COLLEGE PA CONTINUES TO SHOW HEAVY RAIN ACROSS
A LARGE PART OF THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY REGION EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. MOST OF THE HEAVY RAIN WAS CONCENTRATED IN YORK... ADAMS...
CUMBERLAND... DAUPHIN AND PERRY COUNTIES. HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO WORK
NORTHWARD INTO THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY REGION FROM EASTERN MARYLAND AND
EASTERN VIRGINIA. THE HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT THE
MIDDLE AFTERNOON HOURS AND LIKELY WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS
AND CREEKS. ROADS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING WILL
BECOME FLOODED THIS AFTERNOON.
 
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.
 
NICOSIA

NWS State College, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Dec 13, 10:03 AM EST, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTION TO FFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
10 AM EST FRI DEC 13 1996

PIT...CORD TO UPDATE WATCH AREAS.
PHL...WRKZFP LOOK GOOD.

BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIP MOVING NORTH OVER CENTRAL PA ATTM.
THIS ACTIVITY IS AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING OCCLUDED TYPE FRONT. WV
IMAGERY SHOWS SECOND SHRTWV OVER N CAROLINA ROUNDING BASE OF NEG
TILT TROF AND THIS WILL ENHANCE PRECIP ACROSS E PA LATER TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

NO FLOODING PROBLEMS SO FAR...RAIN HAS BEEN FALLING AT STEADY RATE
(ARND.10/HR) FOR THE PAST 12 HRS. HOWEVER...WITH SECOND WAVE
PROGGED TO MOVE INTO AREA...HRLY RATES SHLD DOUBLE ACROSS PORTIONS
OF E PA LATER THIS AFTN.

FLOOD WATCH TO CONTINUE E OF CENTRE COUNTY.

 ...LAKE SNOW OUTLOOK...
FRI NOON TO FRI 7PM...N...
FRI 7PM TO SAT 7AM...N...
SAT 7AM TO SAT 7PM...N...

WINTHER

Flash Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania, 1996Every flash flood warning in 1996

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