Alert archive / Pennsylvania / River Flood Warnings in 2010
River Flood Warning 49, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this river flood warning at Dec 1, 2010, 4:20 AM EST for Elk County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 1, 2010, 4:20 AM EST (09:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 1, 2010, 10:02 PM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Elk County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 Clarion River at Ridgway (RDYP1).
- Action stage
- 11 ft
- Minor stage
- 16 ft
- Moderate stage
- 18 ft
- Major stage
- 20 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03029000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
677 WGUS41 KCTP 010920 FLWCTP BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE, PA 420 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE, PA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN PENNSYLVANIA... CLARION RIVER AT RIDGWAY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!! THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. MOST DEATHS THAT OCCUR DURING FLOODING ARE RELATED TO VEHICLES TRYING TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. AN UPDATE TO THIS PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. && PAC047-012120- /O.NEW.KCTP.FL.W.0049.101201T0920Z-101202T0300Z/ /RDYP1.1.ER.101201T0830Z.101201T1800Z.101201T2100Z.NO/ 420 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE, PA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE CLARION RIVER AT RIDGWAY * UNTIL THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 4 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS...16.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 17.1 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 18.0 FEET...HOMES ON THE RIGHT, OR WEST BANK ABOVE THE HIGHWAY BRIDGE ARE AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER LEVELS. $$
5 follow-up statements
748 WGUS41 KCTP 011345 FLWCTP BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE, PA 845 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010 ...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN PENNSYLVANIA... CLARION RIVER AT RIDGWAY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!! THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. MOST DEATHS THAT OCCUR DURING FLOODING ARE RELATED TO VEHICLES TRYING TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. AN UPDATE TO THIS PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON. && PAC047-020145- /O.EXT.KCTP.FL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-101202T0400Z/ /RDYP1.2.ER.101201T0830Z.101201T1800Z.101201T2200Z.NO/ 845 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010 ...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CLARION RIVER AT RIDGWAY* AT 8 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS...18.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 19.0 FEET BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS EVENING. * AT 18.0 FEET...HOMES ON THE RIGHT, OR WEST BANK ABOVE THE HIGHWAY BRIDGE ARE AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER LEVELS. $$ ROSS
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WGUS81 KCTP 011603
FLSCTP
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE, PA
1103 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
PENNSYLVANIA...
FRANKSTOWN BRANCH OF THE JUNIATA AT WILLIAMSBURG
PENNS CREEK NEAR PENNS CREEK
CLARION RIVER AT JOHNSONBURG
CLARION RIVER AT RIDGWAY
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
PENNSYLVANIA...
BALD EAGLE CREEK NEAR BEECH CREEK STATION
JUNIATA RIVER AT HUNTINGDON
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!! THE WATER
MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. MOST DEATHS THAT OCCUR DURING
FLOODING ARE RELATED TO VEHICLES TRYING TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS.
AN UPDATE TO THIS PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED {**** ENTER GENERIC TIMING
FOR NEXT ISSUANCE OF THIS PRODUCT. I.E. "LATE THIS EVENING"*****}
&&
PAC013-061-020403-
/O.EXT.KCTP.FL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-101202T1300Z/
/WIBP1.2.ER.101201T1452Z.101202T0000Z.101202T0700Z.NO/
1103 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE FRANKSTOWN BRANCH OF THE JUNIATA AT WILLIAMSBURG.
* AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* THE RIVER WILL CREST NEAR JUST BELOW 14.5 FEET BY THIS EVENING.
THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
* AT 15.0 FEET...MANY HOMES ON THE RIGHT...OR SOUTH BANK WILL BE
AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER.
$$
PAC047-020403-
/O.EXT.KCTP.FL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-101202T1600Z/
/JHNP1.2.ER.101201T0524Z.101201T1800Z.101202T1000Z.NO/
1103 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CLARION RIVER AT JOHNSONBURG.
* AT 9 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET AND FALLING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* THE RIVER WILL CREST JUST BELOW 10.0 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.
* AT 10.0 FEET...A NUMBER OF HOMES FLOOD. TRAVEL IS RESTRICTED ON
ROUTE 219.
$$
PAC047-020403-
/O.EXT.KCTP.FL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-101202T1400Z/
/RDYP1.2.ER.101201T0830Z.101201T1800Z.101202T0800Z.NO/
1103 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CLARION RIVER AT RIDGWAY.
* AT 8 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.6 FEET AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* THE RIVER WILL CREST JUST BELOW 20.0 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.
* AT 20.0 FEET...THE ENTIRE AREA ALONG THE RIGHT, OR WEST BANK
IS INNUNDATED. NUMEROUS HOMES AND BUSINESSES ARE AFFECTED BY HIGH
WATER. ROUTE 948 IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS.
$$
PAC035-020403-
/O.CON.KCTP.FL.W.0050.000000T0000Z-101203T1200Z/
/BECP1.1.ER.101201T1413Z.101202T0000Z.101203T0600Z.NO/
1103 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE BALD EAGLE CREEK NEAR BEECH CREEK STATION.
* AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.6 FEET AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* THE RIVER WILL CREST JUST OVER 12.0 FEET BY THIS EVENING.
THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
* AT 13.0 FEET...HOMES IN THE COTTAGE AREA ARE ISOLATED BY HIGH WATER
FROM BALD EAGLE CREEK.
$$
PAC061-020403-
/O.CON.KCTP.FL.W.0058.101201T2200Z-101202T1541Z/
/HUJP1.1.ER.101201T2200Z.101202T0600Z.101202T0941Z.NO/
1103 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE JUNIATA RIVER AT HUNTINGDON.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO THURSDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.6 FEET AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND CREST NEAR 13.0 AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW
MORNING.
* AT 13.0 FEET...SEVERAL HOMES LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE LEVEE SYSTEM
WILL FLOOD.
$$
PAC027-109-119-020402-
/O.EXT.KCTP.FL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-101202T0800Z/
/PNCP1.1.ER.101201T1357Z.101201T1531Z.101202T0200Z.NO/
1103 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PENNS CREEK NEAR PENNS CREEK.
* AT 11 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* THE RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 10.0 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 8.0 FEET...THE LEFT...OR NORTH BANK OVERFLOWS DOWNSTREAM OF THE
ROUTE 104 BRIDGE. A CAMPGROUND IS AFFECTED. A NUMBER OF SECONDARY
ROADS IN THE PENNS CREEK DRAINAGE ARE AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER.
$$779 WGUS81 KCTP 011634 CCA FLSCTP FLOOD STATEMENT ...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE, PA 1103 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN PENNSYLVANIA... FRANKSTOWN BRANCH OF THE JUNIATA AT WILLIAMSBURG PENNS CREEK NEAR PENNS CREEK CLARION RIVER AT JOHNSONBURG CLARION RIVER AT RIDGWAY BALD EAGLE CREEK NEAR BEECH CREEK STATION JUNIATA RIVER AT HUNTINGDON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!! THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. MOST DEATHS THAT OCCUR DURING FLOODING ARE RELATED TO VEHICLES TRYING TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. AN UPDATE TO THIS PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATE THIS AFTERNOON. && PAC013-061-020403- /O.EXT.KCTP.FL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-101202T1300Z/ /WIBP1.2.ER.101201T1452Z.101202T0000Z.101202T0700Z.NO/ 1103 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FRANKSTOWN BRANCH OF THE JUNIATA AT WILLIAMSBURG. * AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER WILL CREST NEAR JUST BELOW 14.5 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * AT 15.0 FEET...MANY HOMES ON THE RIGHT...OR SOUTH BANK WILL BE AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER. $$ PAC047-020403- /O.EXT.KCTP.FL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-101202T1600Z/ /JHNP1.2.ER.101201T0524Z.101201T1800Z.101202T1000Z.NO/ 1103 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CLARION RIVER AT JOHNSONBURG. * AT 9 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER WILL CREST JUST BELOW 10.0 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. * AT 10.0 FEET...A NUMBER OF HOMES FLOOD. TRAVEL IS RESTRICTED ON ROUTE 219. $$ PAC047-020403- /O.EXT.KCTP.FL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-101202T1400Z/ /RDYP1.2.ER.101201T0830Z.101201T1800Z.101202T0800Z.NO/ 1103 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CLARION RIVER AT RIDGWAY. * AT 8 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.6 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER WILL CREST JUST BELOW 20.0 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. * AT 20.0 FEET...THE ENTIRE AREA ALONG THE RIGHT, OR WEST BANK IS INNUNDATED. NUMEROUS HOMES AND BUSINESSES ARE AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER. ROUTE 948 IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS. $$ PAC035-020403- /O.CON.KCTP.FL.W.0050.000000T0000Z-101203T1200Z/ /BECP1.1.ER.101201T1413Z.101202T0000Z.101203T0600Z.NO/ 1103 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BALD EAGLE CREEK NEAR BEECH CREEK STATION. * AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.6 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER WILL CREST JUST OVER 12.0 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 13.0 FEET...HOMES IN THE COTTAGE AREA ARE ISOLATED BY HIGH WATER FROM BALD EAGLE CREEK. $$ PAC061-020403- /O.CON.KCTP.FL.W.0058.101201T2200Z-101202T1541Z/ /HUJP1.1.ER.101201T2200Z.101202T0600Z.101202T0941Z.NO/ 1103 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE JUNIATA RIVER AT HUNTINGDON. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO THURSDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.6 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CREST NEAR 13.0 AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. * AT 13.0 FEET...SEVERAL HOMES LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE LEVEE SYSTEM WILL FLOOD. $$ PAC027-109-119-020402- /O.EXT.KCTP.FL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-101202T0800Z/ /PNCP1.1.ER.101201T1357Z.101201T1531Z.101202T0200Z.NO/ 1103 AM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PENNS CREEK NEAR PENNS CREEK. * AT 11 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 10.0 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE TONIGHT. * AT 8.0 FEET...THE LEFT...OR NORTH BANK OVERFLOWS DOWNSTREAM OF THE ROUTE 104 BRIDGE. A CAMPGROUND IS AFFECTED. A NUMBER OF SECONDARY ROADS IN THE PENNS CREEK DRAINAGE ARE AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER. $$ CR
721 WGUS81 KCTP 012122 FLSCTP FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE, PA 422 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN PENNSYLVANIA... WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA AT WILLIAMSPORT FRANKSTOWN BRANCH OF THE JUNIATA AT WILLIAMSBURG LITTLE JUNIATA RIVER AT SPRUCE CREEK JUNIATA RIVER AT HUNTINGDON AUGHWICK CREEK AT SHIRLEYSBURG PENNS CREEK NEAR PENNS CREEK SHERMAN CREEK AT SHERMANS DALE CLARION RIVER AT JOHNSONBURG CLARION RIVER AT RIDGWAY WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA AT RENOVO WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA AT LOCK HAVEN WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA AT JERSEY SHORE WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA AT MUNCY WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA AT MONTGOMERY WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA AT WATSONTOWN WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA AT MILTON WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA AT LEWISBURG BALD EAGLE CREEK NEAR BEECH CREEK STATION ALLEGHENY RIVER AT ELDRED PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!! THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. MOST DEATHS THAT OCCUR DURING FLOODING ARE RELATED TO VEHICLES TRYING TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. AN UPDATE TO THIS PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED LATE THIS EVENING. && PAC027-035-020922- /O.CON.KCTP.FL.W.0051.000000T0000Z-101202T1851Z/ /ROVP1.3.ER.101201T1416Z.101201T1429Z.101202T1251Z.NR/ 422 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA AT RENOVO. * AT 3 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.4 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER WILL CREST JUST OVER 18.0 FEET BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW MORNING. * AT 18.0 FEET...SEVERAL HOMES ARE INUNDATED TO THE FIRST FLOOR BY HIGH WATER ON THE LEFT, OR NORTH BANK OF THE RIVER. $$ PAC035-081-020922- /O.CON.KCTP.FL.W.0047.101201T2120Z-101203T0300Z/ /LHVP1.3.ER.101201T2120Z.101202T0600Z.101202T2100Z.NO/ 422 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA AT LOCK HAVEN. * UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 4 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.3 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CREST NEAR 27.0 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * AT 27.0 FEET...APPROXIMATELY 75 PERCENT OF LOCK HAVEN WOULD BE INUNDATED IF THE LEVEE SYSTEM WAS NOT IN PLACE. $$ PAC035-081-020922- /O.CON.KCTP.FL.W.0063.101202T0600Z-101202T2108Z/ /JRSP1.1.ER.101202T0600Z.101202T1200Z.101202T1508Z.NO/ 422 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA AT JERSEY SHORE. * FROM LATE TONIGHT TO THURSDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 4 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.6 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CREST NEAR 27.0 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE MORNING TOMORROW. * AT 28.0 FEET...THE LEFT, OR NORTH BANK OVERFLOWS. SOME HOMES ADJACENT TO THE RIVER ARE AFFECTED. $$ PAC081-020922- /O.EXT.KCTP.FL.W.0052.101202T0133Z-101203T1040Z/ /WILP1.2.ER.101202T0133Z.101202T1200Z.101203T0440Z.NO/ 422 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA AT WILLIAMSPORT. * FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 4 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.1 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING AND CREST NEAR 24.0 FEET TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE EVENING TOMORROW. * AT 23.0 FEET...LOW LYING AREAS ON BOTH BANKS ARE INUNDATED. A NUMBER OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN AREAS NOT PROTECTED BY THE LEVEE SYSTEM ARE AFFECTED. $$ PAC081-020922- /O.CON.KCTP.FL.W.0053.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MCYP1.2.ER.101202T0510Z.101202T1400Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 422 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA AT MUNCY. * AT 1 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.0 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CREST NEAR 27.0 FEET LATE MORNING TOMORROW. * AT 27.0 FEET...NUMEROUS HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN MUNCY ARE AFFECTED. $$ PAC081-097-119-020922- /O.CON.KCTP.FL.W.0054.101202T0412Z-000000T0000Z/ /MTGP1.2.ER.101202T0412Z.101202T1500Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 422 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA AT MONTGOMERY. * FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 3 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.6 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CREST NEAR 27.0 FEET LATE MORNING TOMORROW. * AT 28.0 FEET...NUMEROUS HOMES AND BUSINESSES ARE AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER. $$ PAC097-119-020922- /O.CON.KCTP.FL.W.0055.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /WATP1.2.ER.101202T1023Z.101202T1600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 422 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA AT WATSONTOWN. * AT 1 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.0 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND CREST NEAR 27.0 FEET LATE MORNING TOMORROW. * AT 27.0 FEET...A NUMBER OF HOMES IN THE WATSONTOWN AREA ARE AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER. $$ PAC097-119-020922- /O.CON.KCTP.FL.W.0056.101202T0300Z-000000T0000Z/ /ILTP1.3.ER.101202T0300Z.101202T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 422 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA AT MILTON. * FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 4 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.4 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CREST BETWEEN 26.0 AND 27.0 FEET EARLY AFTERNOON TOMORROW. * AT 25.0 FEET...NUMEROUS HOMES IN MILTON AND WEST MILTON WILL FLOOD. HIGH WATER AFFECTS THE AMERICAN FOODS PLANT IN MILTON. $$ PAC097-119-020922- /O.CON.KCTP.FL.W.0057.101202T0400Z-101204T0000Z/ /LWBP1.2.ER.101202T0400Z.101202T1800Z.101203T1800Z.NO/ 422 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA AT LEWISBURG. * FROM THIS EVENING TO FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 3 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CREST NEAR 24.0 FEET EARLY AFTERNOON TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 23.0 FEET...THE MOBILE HOME PARK ALONG ROUTE 405 DOWNSTREAM OF THE BRIDGE WILL FLOOD. $$ PAC035-020922- /O.CON.KCTP.FL.W.0050.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /BECP1.3.ER.101201T1413Z.101202T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 422 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BALD EAGLE CREEK NEAR BEECH CREEK STATION. * AT 4 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.0 FEET AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 14.5 FEET THIS EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 14.0 FEET...HOMES IN THE COTTAGE AREA ARE CUTOFF BY HIGH WATER FROM BALD EAGLE CREEK. $$ PAC013-061-020800- /O.EXT.KCTP.FL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-101202T0800Z/ /WIBP1.2.ER.101201T1452Z.101201T2030Z.101202T0200Z.NO/ 422 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FRANKSTOWN BRANCH OF THE JUNIATA AT WILLIAMSBURG. * AT 3 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.1 FEET AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER IS NEAR CREST AT 4PM AND WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE OVERNIGHT. * AT 15.0 FEET...MANY HOMES ON THE RIGHT...OR SOUTH BANK WILL BE AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER. $$ PAC013-061-020921- /O.EXT.KCTP.FL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-101202T1100Z/ /SPKP1.2.ER.101201T0340Z.101201T1830Z.101202T0500Z.NO/ 422 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LITTLE JUNIATA RIVER AT SPRUCE CREEK. * AT 3 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.8 FEET AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER HAS CRESTED AND WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE OVERNIGHT. * AT 10.0 FEET...HOMES ARE AFFECTED ON BOTH BANKS. SEVERAL ROADS ARE ALSO AFFECTED INCLUDING ROUTE 45. $$ PAC047-020921- /O.EXT.KCTP.FL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-101202T1300Z/ /JHNP1.2.ER.101201T0524Z.101201T1430Z.101202T0700Z.NO/ 422 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CLARION RIVER AT JOHNSONBURG. * AT 3 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.5 FEET AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER HAS CRESTED AND WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * AT 9.0 FEET...WATER LEVEL REACHES ROUTE 210. SEVERAL HOMES ARE AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER. $$ PAC047-020921- /O.EXT.KCTP.FL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-101202T1000Z/ /RDYP1.2.ER.101201T0830Z.101201T1530Z.101202T0400Z.NO/ 422 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CLARION RIVER AT RIDGWAY. * AT 12 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.1 FEET AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER HAS CRESTED AND WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE OVERNIGHT. * AT 20.0 FEET...THE ENTIRE AREA ALONG THE RIGHT, OR WEST BANK IS INUNDATED. NUMEROUS HOMES AND BUSINESSES ARE AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER. ROUTE 948 IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS. $$ PAC061-020921- /O.EXT.KCTP.FL.W.0058.101201T2102Z-101202T1300Z/ /HUJP1.1.ER.101201T2030Z.101202T0000Z.101202T0700Z.NO/ 422 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE JUNIATA RIVER AT HUNTINGDON. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO THURSDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 4 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER IS NEAR CREST AND WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE OVERNIGHT. * AT 13.0 FEET...SEVERAL HOMES LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE LEVEE SYSTEM WILL FLOOD. $$ PAC061-020800- /O.EXT.KCTP.FL.W.0059.101201T2102Z-101202T0800Z/ /SLYP1.1.ER.101201T1849Z.101201T2300Z.101202T0200Z.NO/ 422 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE AUGHWICK CREEK AT SHIRLEYSBURG. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE TONIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 3 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.7 FEET AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 11.0 FEET THIS EVENING AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE OVERNIGHT. * AT 12.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS FROM AUGHWICK CREEK COVER PORTIONS OF GILBO ROAD, AUGHWICK MILLS ROAD AND KEYSTONE ROAD IN SHIRLEY TOWNSHIP. $$ PAC027-109-119-020921- /O.EXT.KCTP.FL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-101202T1200Z/ /PNCP1.1.ER.101201T1357Z.101201T2032Z.101202T0600Z.NO/ 422 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PENNS CREEK NEAR PENNS CREEK. * AT 4 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER IS NEAR CREST AND WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE OVERNIGHT. * AT 10.0 FEET...HIGH WATER OVERFLOWS BOTH BANKS. SEVERAL HOMES AND COTTAGES ON THE LEFT OR NORTH BANK ARE AFFECTED. MANY SECONDARY ROADS ALONG THE CREEK ARE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER LEVELS. $$ PAC099-020752- /O.EXT.KCTP.FL.W.0062.000000T0000Z-101202T0752Z/ /SMDP1.1.ER.101201T1725Z.101201T2015Z.101202T0152Z.NO/ 422 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SHERMAN CREEK AT SHERMANS DALE. * AT 3 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.8 FEET AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 10.0 FEET THIS EVENING AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * AT 9.0 FEET...SEVERAL HOMES ALONG RIVER ROAD ARE AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER. $$ PAC083-020921- /O.CON.KCTP.FL.W.0061.101202T1800Z-101203T0000Z/ /ELRP1.1.ER.101202T1800Z.101202T1800Z.101202T1800Z.NO/ 422 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ALLEGHENY RIVER AT ELDRED. * FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 3 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.1 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE NEAR FLOOD STAGE EARLY AFTERNOON TOMORROW. * AT 23.0 FEET...WATER LEVEL REACHES THE RAILROAD GRADE WHERE IT PASSES THROUGH THE LEVEE. STOP LOGS ARE INSTALLED TO COMPLETE THE LEVEE CLOSURE. $$
713 WGUS81 KCTP 020302 FLSCTP FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE, PA 1002 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN PENNSYLVANIA... CLARION RIVER AT JOHNSONBURG CLARION RIVER AT RIDGWAY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!! THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. MOST DEATHS THAT OCCUR DURING FLOODING ARE RELATED TO VEHICLES TRYING TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. && PAC047-020332- /O.CAN.KCTP.FL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-101202T1300Z/ /JHNP1.2.ER.101201T0524Z.101201T1430Z.101202T0226Z.NO/ 1002 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE CLARION RIVER AT JOHNSONBURG. * AT 9 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.0 FEET AND FALLING. * THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 9 PM WEDNESDAY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE FALLING TO 3.0 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 7.0 FEET...HIGH WATER RESULTS IN OVERFLOW OF BOTH BANKS. $$ PAC047-020332- /O.CAN.KCTP.FL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-101202T1000Z/ /RDYP1.2.ER.101201T0830Z.101201T1530Z.101201T2331Z.NO/ 1002 PM EST WED DEC 1 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE CLARION RIVER AT RIDGWAY. * AT 8 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.1 FEET AND FALLING. * THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 7 PM WEDNESDAY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE FALLING TO 4.9 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 16.0 FEET...THE RIGHT, OR WEST BANK OVERFLOWS, AFFECTING LOW LYING AREAS. $$
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 Nov 30, 11:07 PM EST, 5 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 11:07 PM EST, 5 hours 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1107 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 .SYNOPSIS... A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES WILL PUSH SLOWLY EAST AND CROSS CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. COLDER AIR WILL SWEEP INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT AND WILL CHANGE RAIN TO SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS. UNSEASONABLY MILD TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH MUCH COLDER POST-FRONTAL WEATHER LASTING INTO THE WEEKEND WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY CONTINUING OVER THE ALLEGHENY PLATEAU. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/... AN ACTIVE OVERNIGHT IN STORE FOR CENTRAL PA. SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM THAT HAS ALREADY PRODUCED 1-3 INCHES OF RAIN IN WARM SECTOR DRIVEN PRECIP ACROSS MUCH OF NW HALF OF CWA WILL SEE ANOTHER ROUND - THIS TIME FRONTOGENETICALLY FORCED - WITH ADDITIONAL TOTALS AROUND ANOTHER INCH OVERNIGHT AS PRECIP SHIELD SLOWLY SHIFTS EASTWARD ACROSS PA. EXPECT FLOODING ISSUES TO SPREAD AND SEVERAL RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED THIS WEEKEND. UPPER TROF AND JET STREAK NOW BEGINNING TO TAKE ON A STRONG NEGATIVE TILT CONFIGURATION AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE NERN US...RESULTING IN THE RIGHT JET ENTRANCE REGION ENTICING A SERIES OF WAVES ALONG THE TRAILING COLD FRONT. CROSS SECTIONS SHOW THE POTENT AGEOSTROPHIC RESPONSE OF THE THERMALLY DIRECT TRANSVERSE JET CIRCULATION...WITH THE ACCOMPANYING INTENSE FRONTOGENESIS AND UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION DEVELOPING ALONG AND JUST BEHIND THE SURFACE WAVES/FRONT. IT ALL POINTS TO A HIGH CONFIDENCE OF A WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL OF LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE POSSIBLE FORMATION OF A NARROW COLD FRONTAL RAIN-BAND FEATURE AS THE FRONTAL SYSTEM SWINGS THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WED. WHILE SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY IS FCST TO BE MARGINAL WITH MODELS CONFINING CAPES WELL TO THE SOUTH OF THE REGION...THE STRONG UPPER JET DYNAMICS RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD ELEVATED CONVECTIVE AND INERTIAL INSTABILITY. SO WHILE IT WILL LIKELY BE HARD TO GENERATE DEEP UPRIGHT CONVECTION...ANY LOW TOPPED ORGANIZED SHOWERS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO TAP THE HIGH SPEED AIR JUST OFF THE SURFACE CAUSING STRONG WIND GUSTS. THIS IS MOST PROBABLE OVER THE LWR SUSQ VLY WHICH OFTEN BREAKS INTO THE MINI WARM SECTOR SOUTH OF NWD MOVING WARM FRONT AND EAST OF TRIPLE POINT LOW. IF THE NARROW COLD FRONTAL RAIN-BAND CAN BECOME WELL DEVELOPED...AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT IN WHAT WILL BE AN INTENSELY SHEARED ENVIRONMENT. NON-DIURNAL TEMPERATURE CURVE CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES BEHIND FROPA IN THE WEST AFT 06Z AND AN OVERNIGHT MAX/STEADY TEMPS BETWEEN 55-60F IN THE SOUTHEAST ZONES. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY/... SHORT RANGE OPERATIONAL MODEL TIMING SUGGESTS THE WAVY FRONT WILL CLEAR OF ALL BUT MY FAR EASTERN ZONES BY 12Z WED...AND BE INTO NJ BY 18Z. THIS SHOULD MEAN A RATHER RAPID TRANSITION FROM STEADY HEAVY RAINS TO MORE SPOTTY AND SHOWERY TYPE PRECIP THAT MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY IN THE WEST. THIS SHUD RESULT IN HIGH TEMPS BEING REACHED EARLY IN THE DAY OVER MOST OF THE AREA...WITH FALLING TEMPS THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON A DEVELOPING GUSTY WEST WIND. AWIPS PRECIP ALGORITHMS SHOW THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME GROUND WHITENING SNOWS IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING RAINS. BUFKIT PROFILES SHOW AROUND AN INCH OVER CENTRAL AREAS...WITH PERHAPS A FEW INCHES FURTHER WEST OVER THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. ALL THIS WILL BE BEFORE WE TRANSITION INTO A MORE NORMAL FOR THE TIME OF YEAR POST COLD FRONTAL WEST-NORTHWEST FLOW REGIME THAT TYPICALLY FEATURES WIDESPREAD STRATO-CUMULUS CEILINGS AND SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER WESTERN AND NORTHERN HIGH TERRAIN. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... MEDIUM RANGE MODELS SEEM IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT IN LARGE SCALE FEATURES THROUGH THE LONG TERM PERIOD. SHARP UPPER TROUGH SWINGING THROUGH THE MID ATLC ON WED WILL TRANSITION INTO A BROADER TROUGH WHICH SETTLES INTO PLACE OVER THE EASTERN THIRD/HALF OF NORTH AMERICA. THIS WILL LEAD TO NW FLOW DOMINATING PA THROUGH THIS COMING WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. ACCORDINGLY CHANCE POPS FOR SNOW ARE IN ORDER FOR MOST OF THE EXTENDED PERIODS IN THE NW DUE TO THE ALMOST CONSTANT FAVORABLE FLOW OVER THE LAKES. OVER THE REST OF THE AREA...THE HIGHER /BUT STILL IN CHANCE OR SLIGHT CHANCE RANGE/ POPS WOULD BE CENTERED OVER SAT/SUN DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF THE CLIPPER PASSING SOMEWHERE CLOSE. THE COLD AIR SETTLES IN FOR THE LONG HAUL KEEPING TEMPS BELOW NORMALS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PERIOD. THUS...ANY PRECIP WOULD BE SNOW AND SNOW TO WATER RATIOS COULD BE A LITTLE FLUFFY FOR EARLY DEC. && .AVIATION /02Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN HAS BEEN FOCUSED SO FAR ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HALF OF PENNSYLVANIA. MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS WITH SIGNIFICANT LLWS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AT ALL TAF SITES AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING STRONG COLD FRONTAL SYSTEM. WARMER AND MORE UNSTABLE AIR STREAMING INTO SOUTHERN PENN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY WILL ENHANCE BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN AND INCREASE THE AREAL COVERAGE OF IFR CIGS AND VSBYS ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. THERE COULD EVEN BE A NARROW BAND OF TSRA /FROM NEAR KIPT TO KSEG AND KMDT/ MOVING THROUGH THE LARGER SHIELD OF RAIN. LOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS ORGANIZED/DEEPER CONVECTION ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT LATER TONIGHT INTO WED MORNING. COLDER AIR WRAPPING INTO THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FROPA/WIND SHIFT WILL CHANGE RAIN TO SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING...WITH SOME WET SNOWFLAKES MIXING IN AT THE TAIL END OF THE RAIN ACROSS THE MIDDLE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER 17Z. A MORE TYPICAL COLD SEASON POST- FRONTAL WEATHER PATTERN WILL THEN DEVELOP AND BRING LAKE EFFECT AND UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS AND ASSOCIATED MVFR/IFR CIGS AND VSBYS INTO BFD AND JST WED NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...WHILE AREAS SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALLEGHENY PLATEAU IMPROVE TO HIGH MVFR/VFR. OUTLOOK... THUR-SAT...MVFR/IFR WESTERN SXNS WITH OCNL LAKE EFFECT/UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS. MAINLY VFR CENTRAL AND EASTERN AIRFIELDS WITH A BRIEF SNOW SHOWER POSSIBLE MAINLY WEST OF IPT-MDT. && .HYDROLOGY... WIDESPREAD 2-3 INCH STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED 3-4 INCH AMOUNTS. THIS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG AREA WATERWAYS WITH MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG MANY SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS. A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY...WITH NUMEROUS RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS IN EFFECT ALONG WITH AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE NW. && .CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR PAZ004>006-010>012- 017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053-056>059- 063>066. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR PAZ024-033. && SYNOPSIS...LA CORTE/RXR NEAR TERM...LA CORTE/RXR SHORT TERM...LA CORTE LONG TERM...DANGELO/GARTNER AVIATION...LA CORTE/LAMBERT HYDROLOGY...
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 30, 10:01 PM EST, 6 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1001 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053- 056>059-063>066-020315- 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- 1001 PM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. RXR
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 7:36 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CTP | Blair, Huntingdon | 28 hr |
| Nov 30, 8:54 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield and 7 more | 8 hr |
| Nov 30, 9:36 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CTP | Elk | 24 hr |
| Nov 30, 10:06 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CTP | Blair, Huntingdon | 35 hr |
| Nov 30, 10:24 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CTP | Clinton, Lycoming | 38 hr |
| Nov 30, 10:24 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CTP | Centre, Snyder, Union | 38 hr |
| Nov 30, 11:36 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | Cameron, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, McKean, Potter | 6 hr |
| Dec 1, 1:37 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | Blair, Centre | 6 hr |
| Dec 1, 3:14 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Centre, Clinton, Fulton, Huntingdon | 6 hr |
| Dec 1, 4:52 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | Cameron, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, McKean, Potter | 6 hr |
| Dec 1, 5:01 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Adams, Columbia, Cumberland, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 1, 5:53 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | York | 6 hr |
| Dec 1, 6:29 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Juniata, Northumberland, Snyder, Union | 46 min |
| Dec 1, 6:53 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Dauphin, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Union | 52 min |
| Dec 1, 7:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, York | 72 min |
| Dec 1, 8:47 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Franklin and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 1, 9:19 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CTP | Clinton | 30 hr |
| Dec 1, 9:52 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | CTP | Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk and 6 more | 10 hr |
| Dec 1, 9:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Columbia, Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill | 31 min |
| Dec 1, 10:28 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CTP | Centre, Clinton | 15 hr |
| Dec 1, 10:28 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CTP | Lycoming | 36 hr |
| Dec 1, 10:28 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CTP | Lycoming | 47 hr |
| Dec 1, 10:28 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CTP | Lycoming, Northumberland, Union | 45 hr |
| Dec 1, 10:28 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CTP | Northumberland, Union | 42 hr |
| Dec 1, 10:28 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CTP | Northumberland, Union | 47 hr |
| Dec 1, 10:28 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CTP | Northumberland, Union | 47 hr |
| Dec 1, 10:28 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CTP | Huntingdon | 13 hr |
| Dec 1, 10:28 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CTP | Huntingdon | 23 hr |
| Dec 1, 10:28 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CTP | Warren | 5 hr |
| Dec 1, 10:28 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CTP | McKean | 23 hr |
| Dec 1, 11:36 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Adams, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster and 6 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 1, 1:52 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | Schuylkill | 9 hr |
| Dec 1, 2:30 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Elk and 12 more | 10 hr |
| Dec 1, 3:55 PM EST | River Flood Warning | CTP | Clinton, Lycoming | 19 hr |
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River Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2010Every river flood warning in 2010
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.