Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS State College, PA

Issued

Feb 20, 1996, 5:15 PM EST (22:15 UTC)

Expired

Feb 20, 1996, 11:15 PM EST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS State College, PA

Area

Whole counties

Counties Cameron County, PA, Potter County, PA

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PAC023-033-047-105-210415-
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
515 PM EST TUE FEB 20 1996
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1115 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN
THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN  PENNSYLVANIA
 
   ...CAMERON COUNTY...CLEARFIELD COUNTY...ELK COUNTY
   ...POTTER COUNTY
 
RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1/2 TO 1 INCH HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THESE AREAS.
 
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES MORE RAIN WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT.
IN ADDITION...MELTING SNOW WILL ADD TO THE RUNOFF TO STREAMS AND
CREEKS.  ICE JAMS MAY ALSO CAUSE SHARP RISES ON AREA STREAMS.
 
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.
 
DUNHAM

NWS State College, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Feb 20, 2:33 PM EST, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
220 PM EST TUE FEB 20 1996

MUCH OF THE RAIN THAT HAS FALLEN ACROSS W PA TODAY HAS OCCURRED
UNDER RR QUAD OF N-S UPPER JET. THIS QUAD OF THE JET WILL SLIDE
EAST TONIGHT...IN ADDITION...8H JET MAX WILL LIFT NORTH UNDER
UPPER RR QUAD ENHANCING PRECIP AMOUNTS ACROSS E PA. QPF AMOUNTS
OF .75 - 1.25 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT ACROSS E PA AS A
RESULT. SECOND SHORTWV WILL MOVE ACROSS AREA WED MORNING AS TROF
REMAINS NEG TILT AND SLUGGISHLY PROGRESSIVE.

RAMSDIS SHOWS NICE SHRTWV MOVING E ACROSS CAROLINAS WITH
CONVECTION FIRING ALONG COAST. NOTED DRYING JUST TO THE NORTH
WITH CONVECTION TO THE SOUTH ROBBING MOISTURE SOURCE.

RFC FCSTS 3/4 BANKFUL RISES USING CURRENT FCST QPF AMOUNTS. MAIN
PROBLEM OVERNIGHT WILL BE ISOL ICE JAMS AND POSSIBLE SMALL CREEK
AND STREAM FLOODING. WILL CONTINUE WITH CURRENT FLOOD WATCHES.

ANOTHER SHRTWV MOVES INTO FCST/A WED NIGHT INCR THE THREAT OF
SHOWERS.

FCST....
TONIGHT... PERIODS OF RAIN...POSSIBLY HVY ACROSS E PA.
WEDNESDAY...MILD...MORNING RAIN TAPPERING TO SHOWERS IN THE E....
ELSEWHERE MO CLDY CHC OF A SPRINKLE/SHOWER.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLDY CHC OF SHOWERS.
THURSDAY...MORE CLDS AND CHC OF SHOWERS.

...LAKE SNOW OUTLOOK...

TUE  7 PM TO WED 7 AM...N
WED  7 AM TO WED 7 PM...N
WED  7 PM TO THU 7 AM...N

WINTHER

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

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