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River Flood Warning 6, NWS State College, PA

July 24, 2009Cumberland County, York County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this river flood warning at Jul 24, 2009, 2:08 AM EDT for Cumberland County, York County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Jul 24, 2009, 2:45 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 24, 2009, 2:08 AM EDT (06:08 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 24, 2009, 2:45 AM EDT
Expired: Jul 24, 2009, 9:16 AM EDT
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS State College, PA
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Cumberland County, PA, York County, PA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Yellow Breeches Creek near Camp Hill (CPHP1). The gauge peaked at 10.50 ft at Jul 24, 2009, 6:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 6 ft
Minor stage: 7 ft
Moderate stage: 9 ft
Major stage: 13 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01571500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS State College, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jul 24, 1:59 AM EDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 1:59 AM EDT, 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 23, 5:02 AM EDT, 21 hours 6 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
502 AM EDT THU JUL 23 2009

PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053-
056>059-063>066-240915-
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-
JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-
SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-
ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
502 AM EDT THU JUL 23 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 23, 8:38 PM EDT, 5 hours 30 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 23, 8:53 PM EDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 23, 8:54 PM EDT, 5 hours 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 23, 9:57 PM EDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 23, 10:49 PM EDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 23, 11:12 PM EDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 23, 8:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Juniata, Northumberland, Snyder	43 min
Jul 23, 8:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Dauphin	59 min
Jul 23, 8:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Sullivan	3 hr
Jul 23, 9:26 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	Clinton, Lycoming	109 min
Jul 23, 9:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Adams, York	78 min
Jul 23, 10:46 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	York	2 hr
Jul 23, 11:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	York	78 min
Jul 24, 1:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Huntingdon	66 min
Jul 24, 2:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Cumberland, Franklin, Juniata, Perry	61 min
Jul 24, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin	40 min
Jul 24, 3:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Lebanon, York	33 min
Jul 24, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Franklin	47 min
Jul 24, 4:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon	59 min
Jul 24, 4:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Adams, Franklin, York	55 min
Jul 24, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Cameron	33 min
Jul 24, 4:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Adams, Cumberland, Franklin	2 hr
Jul 24, 5:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Clinton	55 min
Jul 24, 5:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Lancaster	45 min
Jul 24, 5:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Sullivan	54 min
Jul 24, 5:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Lycoming	22 min
Jul 24, 5:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Lycoming	50 min
Jul 24, 6:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Sullivan, Union	61 min
Jul 24, 7:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CTP	Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill	47 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2009 Every river flood warning in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.