Flash Flood Warning 243, NWS State College, PA

Issued

Dec 13, 1996, 9:14 PM EST (02:14 UTC)

Expired

Dec 14, 1996, 12:00 AM EST

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS State College, PA

Area

Whole counties

Counties Columbia County, PA, Sullivan County, PA

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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TTAA00 KCTP 140217
FFWCTP
PAC037-107-113-133-140500-
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
914 PM EST FRI DEC 13 1996
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS EXTENDED THE
FLOOD WARNING FOR SMALL CKEEKS AND STREAMS UNTIL 1200 AM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN  PENNSYLVANIA
 
   ...COLUMBIA COUNTY...SCHUYLKILL COUNTY...SULLIVAN COUNTY
   ...YORK COUNTY
 
STATE COLLEGE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS RAIN CONTINUING TO TAPER OFF ACROSS
THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. SOME SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS REMAIN OVER THEIR
BANKS...BUT ARE RECEDING. SOME ROAD CLOSURES ARE STILL BEING REPORTED
FROM CREEKS OUT OF THEIR BANKS...AS WELL AS CLOGGED STORM DRAINS.
 
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 RISIN^G.
 
JUNG
 
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NWS State College, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Dec 13, 8:52 PM EST, 22 minutes earlier.

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
845 PM EST FRI DEC 13 1996

RADAR LOOP HAS SHOWN A RAPID DECREASE IN INTENSITY OVER THE PAST
FEW HOURS ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA BASIN COUNTIES.  LATEST PICTURES
SHOW LESS THAN 30 DBZ ECHOES ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION.  BACK EDGE
OF THE RAIN HAS ALSO MADE A LITTLE FASTER PROGRESS EAST OVER THE
LAST FEW HOURS.  SATELLITE SHOWS ENHANCEMENT OF COLDEST CLOUD
TOPS SHOWED A MARKED SHIFT TO NJ BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM.  CLOUD TOPS
CONTINUE TO WARM OVER THE REGION ATTM.

COORD WITH PIT AND PHL ALREADY.  AGREE WITH PIT TO DROP FLOOD
WATCHES FROM THE EVENING PACKAGE.  ALSO AGREE WITH PHL TO DROP
FLOOD WATCHES FOR MOST COUNTIES EXCEPT EASTERN FRINGE.  MAY HAVE
TO EXTEND A FEW MORE FFWS AT THE 915 EXPIRE TIME...BUT NO RENEWED
FLOODING IS EXPECTED...SO IDEA OF CONTINUING FLOOD WATCHES SEEMS
A LITTLE OUT OF LINE.  UPDATED FLOOD WARNINGS WILL ONLY COVER
EXISTING AND RECEDING FLOODING.

AS FOR SNOW...CHANGEOVER HAS OCCURRED ACROSS NE LYCOMING...
SULLIVAN... COLUMBIA AND SCHUYLKILL.  ONE INCH ACCUM OVER
SULLIVAN WAS THE HIGHEST REPORT I COULD FIND.  WITH PCPN
DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY...THINK ACCUMS SHOULD BE BELOW THE 4
INCH ADVISORY CRITERIA.

LAKE SNOW OUTLOOK

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

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

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.