Flash Flood Warning 50, NWS State College, PA

Issued

Jun 11, 1996, 11:40 PM EDT (03:40 UTC)

Expired

Jun 12, 1996, 5:00 AM EDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS State College, PA

Area

Whole counties

County Franklin County, PA

000 
TTAA00 KCTP 120346
FFWCTP
PAC055-120900-
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1140 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 1996
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS EXTENDED THE
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 AM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS......
 
IN  PENNSYLVANIA
 
   ...FRANKLIN COUNTY
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE IS EXTENDING THE FLOOD
WARNING FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE BEGUN
TO EVACUATE A CAMPGROUND JUST WEST OF ST. THOMAS DUE TO HIGH WATER FROM
CREEKS AND STREAMS.
 
A SKYWARN SPOTTER IN ST. THOMAS REPORTED 4.75 INCHES SINCE LATE
AFTERNOON. RADAR ESTIMATES HAVE ALSO INDICATED A TOTAL OF 4-5 INCHES OF
RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE LATE AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY.
 
ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE AREA... ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS. AS A RESULT...STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE EARLY
THIS MORNING CAUSING ADDITIONAL FLOODING PROBLEMS.
 
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.
 
 
&
WINTHER

NWS State College, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 11, 8:13 PM EDT, 3 hours 27 minutes earlier.

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
815 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 1996

ACTIVE WX EVENING.....

SHRTWV/WEAK SFC LOW ACROSS NW PA WITH CONVERGENT BNDRY EXTENDING
INTO W-CENTRAL PA ATTM. RADAR TIME LAPSE INDICATES THIS AREA
GRADUALLY WEAKENING WITH TIME.

EARLIER...RADAR DETECTED A STRONGLY ROTATING CELL OVER BEDFORD CNTY
WITH GATE-TO-GATE SHEAR AT 40 KTS! NO REPORTS OF DAMAGE YET FOR
THIS CNTY.

MESOETA FCST 8H JET TO SLIDE INTO E PA LATER TONIGHT AND WEAKEN.
LACK OF TRIGGER ACROSS CENTRAL PA SHOULD ALLOW CONVECTION TO DIE
OFF BY MIDNIGHT.

FOR WEDNESDAY.... VERTICALLY STACKED LOW LIFTS NE AND FILLS...
BUT...CONVECTION SHOULD ONCE AGAIN FIRE-UP ACRO&SS CWA. EXPECT TRW
TO POP UP QUICKLY AS TEMPS AT 5H COOL SEVERAL DEG FROM TODAY.

WINTHER

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.