Flash Flood Warning 60, NWS State College, PA

Issued

Apr 19, 1998, 7:18 PM EDT (23:18 UTC)

Expired

Apr 19, 1998, 11:00 PM EDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS State College, PA

Area

Whole counties

County Montour County, PA

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TTAA00 KPHL 192322
FFWCTP
PAC093-097-109-119-200300-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
718 PM EDT SUN APR 19 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A

   * FLOOD WARNING FOR
     SNYDER COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA
     UNION COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA
     NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA
     MONTOUR COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA
     COLUMBIA COUNTY IN PENNSYLVANIA

   * UNTIL 11 PM EDT

HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO MOVE OVER THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST. 
SPOTTERS AND AUTOMATED GAGE REPORTS INDICATE THAT MORE THAN 2 INCHES 
OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN SOME LOCATIONS...WITH HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED TO 
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS INDICATE THAT STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE 
RUNNING VERY HIGH. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY TO BEGIN 
CAUSING LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.

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.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 
AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK 
HIGHER GROUND.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
STATE COLLEGE PA.

LAT...LON 4097 7626 408Z0 7636 4063 7692 4070 7710
          4073 7735 4085 7733 4113 7695 4113 7665
          4129 7637

LA CORTE

NWS State College, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Apr 19, 2:10 PM EDT, 5 hours 8 minutes earlier.

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
210 PM EDT SUN APR 19 1998

...SUGGESTIONS...
PIT...PER CORD...FLOOD WATCH TO CONTINUE UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVE.
PHL..PER CORD...FLOOD WATCH WILL BE ISSUED FOR MID/UPPER SUS
TONIGHT.

...DISCUSSION...
BAGGY SFC LOW OVER S WV WILL SLIDE NE NXT 12 HRS. HEAVIEST RAIN
WILL FALL TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF SFC TRACK. IN FACT...RADAR
DETECTING BAND OF MODERATE RAIN OVER BEDFORD/FULTON/CAMBRIA
EXTENDING INTO CENTRAL PA. THIS AREA HAS HAD ARND 1.50 INCHES SINCE
MIDNIGHT AND WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED CLOSELY.

AS SFC LOW SLIDES TO SE PA LATER TONIGHT....BAND OF MODERATE RAIN
WILL SHIFT INTO E PA AND BECOME HEAVY. BOTH ETA/NGM DEVELOP A
STRONG 7H OMEGA MAX ACROSS NE PA TONIGHT WHERE BEST QUAD OF UPPER
JET INTERACTS WITH NOSE OF 40-50JT 8H JET. THUS...FLOOD WATCH FOR
NE PA.

RAIN DIMINISHING TO A FEW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS W PA AND
TOWARD EARLY MORNING E PA. MONDAY SHOULD BE A BREEZY DAY WITH
MORNING CLDS GIVING WAY TO SOME PARTIAL SUNSHINE.

MOSTLY CLEAR MONDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO STATE THEN ON
TUES APPROACHING TINY SHRTWV (CUTOFF 5H LOW) WILL SPREAD CLDS INTO
W PA LATE IN THE DAY.

WINTHER

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