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River Flood Warning 10, NWS State College, PA

January 25, 2010Lycoming County, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this river flood warning at Jan 25, 2010, 1:08 PM EST for Lycoming County, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Jan 25, 2010, 4:09 PM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 25, 2010, 1:08 PM EST (18:08 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 25, 2010, 4:09 PM EST
Expired: Jan 26, 2010, 12:34 AM EST
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS State College, PA
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Lycoming County, PA, Sullivan County, PA

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:11 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.

The river

Written for the forecast point Loyalsock Creek at Loyalsockville (LOYP1). The gauge peaked at 14.08 ft at Jan 25, 2010, 7:00 PM EST.

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 12 ft
Moderate stage: 13 ft
Major stage: 14 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01552000, 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 Jan 25, 12:21 PM EST, 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 12:21 PM EST, 47 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 25, 12:03 PM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 25, 8:48 AM EST, 4 hours 20 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
848 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

PAZ052-057>059-064>066-251515-
ADAMS PA-DAUPHIN PA-LANCASTER PA-LEBANON PA-NORTHUMBERLAND PA-
SCHUYLKILL PA-YORK PA-
848 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

...SHOWERS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL AFFECT DAUPHIN...LANCASTER...
LEBANON...SCHUYLKILL...SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS...SOUTHEASTERN
NORTHUMBERLAND AND YORK COUNTIES...

AT 847 AM EST...SHOWERS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS WERE LOCATED FROM
GRATZ TO STEELTON TO 13 MILES SOUTH OF KEYSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 30 TO 40 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE SHOWERS. THESE SHOWERS
WILL BE NEAR LECK KILL...ROUGH AND READY...WILLIAMSTOWN...AND SKYLINE
VIEW AROUND 900 AM...GOLDSBORO...VALLEY VIEW...TOWER CITY...AND
HERSHEY AROUND 910 AM...MOUNT CARMEL AND MUIR AROUND 920 AM.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA INTERSTATES...THE
PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 240 AND 295...I-78 BETWEEN
MILE MARKERS 0 AND 8...I-81 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 68 AND 139...I-83
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 50...I-283.

THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...THE HARRISBURG
AIRPORT CONNECTOR...STATE HIGHWAY 283...ROUTE 22...ROUTE 30...ROUTE
209...ROUTE 222...ROUTE 322...ROUTE 422...STATE ROAD 41...STATE ROAD
61...STATE ROAD 94...STATE ROAD 97...STATE ROAD 309...STATE ROAD 501.

LAT...LON 4022 7691 4023 7685 4026 7690 4067 7675
      4080 7641 4078 7639 4080 7632 4084 7630
      4092 7608 4092 7600 4074 7577 4064 7599
      4058 7602 4049 7642 4015 7590 3973 7610
      3971 7616 3972 7713

EXPERIMENTAL

FORECASTER: STEINBUGL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 24, 9:23 PM EST	Wind Advisory	CTP	Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Columbia and 17 more	15 hr
Jan 25, 2:24 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Cameron, Clearfield, Elk and 3 more	10 hr
Jan 25, 4:10 AM EST	River Flood Warning	CTP	Elk	18 hr
Jan 25, 5:38 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour and 5 more	24 hr
Jan 25, 6:20 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	Adams, Centre, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton and 9 more	6 hr
Jan 25, 6:54 AM EST	River Flood Warning	CTP	Blair, Huntingdon	15 hr
Jan 25, 8:48 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill, York	87 min
Jan 25, 8:50 AM EST	River Flood Warning	CTP	Elk	8 hr
Jan 25, 9:00 AM EST	River Flood Warning	CTP	Somerset	13 hr
Jan 25, 9:27 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	CTP	Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Sullivan and 2 more	3 hr
Jan 25, 10:19 AM EST	River Flood Warning	CTP	Huntingdon	23 hr
Jan 25, 10:19 AM EST	River Flood Warning	CTP	Columbia	42 hr
Jan 25, 10:19 AM EST	River Flood Warning	CTP	Centre, Snyder, Union	17 hr
Jan 25, 10:19 AM EST	River Flood Warning	CTP	Perry	14 hr
Jan 25, 10:19 AM EST	River Flood Warning	CTP	Cumberland	47 hr
Jan 25, 12:13 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	Cameron, Elk, McKean, Potter, Warren	14 hr
Jan 25, 12:17 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Cumberland and 12 more	14 hr
Jan 25, 2:03 PM EST	River Flood Warning	CTP	Clinton	14 hr
Jan 25, 2:53 PM EST	River Flood Warning	CTP	Cumberland, York	31 hr
Jan 25, 3:34 PM EST	River Flood Warning	CTP	Lycoming	37 hr
Jan 25, 3:34 PM EST	River Flood Warning	CTP	Lycoming, Northumberland, Union	37 hr
Jan 25, 3:34 PM EST	River Flood Warning	CTP	Northumberland, Union	37 hr
Jan 25, 3:34 PM EST	River Flood Warning	CTP	Northumberland, Union	37 hr
Jan 25, 6:01 PM EST	River Flood Warning	CTP	Blair, Huntingdon	6 hr

Nearby

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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.