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River Flood Warning 63, NWS State College, PA

December 1, 2010Clinton County, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this river flood warning at Dec 1, 2010, 3:55 PM EST for Clinton County, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Dec 2, 2010, 4:03 AM EST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 1, 2010, 3:55 PM EST (20:55 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 2, 2010, 4:03 AM EST
Expired
Dec 2, 2010, 10:40 AM EST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS State College, PA
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Clinton County, PA, Lycoming County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:54 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 West Branch Susquehanna River at Jersey Shore (JRSP1).

Action stage
23 ft
Minor stage
26 ft
Moderate stage
28 ft
Major stage
29 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01549760, 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 Dec 1, 2:09 PM EST, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 1, 2:09 PM EST, 1 hour 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 1, 3:16 PM EST, 39 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 1, 9:59 AM EST, 5 hours 56 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 30, 7:36 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPBlair, Huntingdon28 hr
Nov 30, 8:54 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPBedford, Blair, Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield and 7 more8 hr
Nov 30, 9:36 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPElk24 hr
Nov 30, 10:06 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPBlair, Huntingdon35 hr
Nov 30, 10:24 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPClinton, Lycoming38 hr
Nov 30, 10:24 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPCentre, Snyder, Union38 hr
Nov 30, 11:36 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningCTPCameron, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, McKean, Potter6 hr
Dec 1, 1:37 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningCTPBlair, Centre6 hr
Dec 1, 3:14 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningCTPBedford, Blair, Centre, Clinton, Fulton, Huntingdon6 hr
Dec 1, 4:20 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPElk18 hr
Dec 1, 4:52 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningCTPCameron, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, McKean, Potter6 hr
Dec 1, 5:01 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPAdams, Columbia, Cumberland, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster and 7 more6 hr
Dec 1, 5:53 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPYork6 hr
Dec 1, 6:29 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPJuniata, Northumberland, Snyder, Union46 min
Dec 1, 6:53 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCTPDauphin, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Union52 min
Dec 1, 7:48 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCTPAdams, Cumberland, York72 min
Dec 1, 8:47 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningCTPBedford, Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Franklin and 10 more6 hr
Dec 1, 9:19 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPClinton30 hr
Dec 1, 9:52 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryCTPCambria, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk and 6 more10 hr
Dec 1, 9:59 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementCTPColumbia, Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill31 min
Dec 1, 10:28 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPCentre, Clinton15 hr
Dec 1, 10:28 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPLycoming36 hr
Dec 1, 10:28 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPLycoming47 hr
Dec 1, 10:28 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPLycoming, Northumberland, Union45 hr
Dec 1, 10:28 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPNorthumberland, Union42 hr
Dec 1, 10:28 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPNorthumberland, Union47 hr
Dec 1, 10:28 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPNorthumberland, Union47 hr
Dec 1, 10:28 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPHuntingdon13 hr
Dec 1, 10:28 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPHuntingdon23 hr
Dec 1, 10:28 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPWarren5 hr
Dec 1, 10:28 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPMcKean23 hr
Dec 1, 11:36 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPAdams, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster and 6 more4 hr
Dec 1, 1:52 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningCTPSchuylkill9 hr
Dec 1, 2:30 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningCTPBedford, Blair, Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Elk and 12 more10 hr

Nearby

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.