Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this flash flood warning at May 26, 2011, 7:10 PM EDT for Franklin County, Fulton County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 26, 2011, 7:10 PM EDT (23:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2011, 10:21 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Franklin County, PA, Fulton County, PA
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:12 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 7:35 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Chambersburg, PA | SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS FLOODED |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 116 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 0 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 240 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
784
WGUS51 KCTP 262310
FFWCTP
PAC055-057-270300-
/O.NEW.KCTP.FF.W.0027.110526T2310Z-110527T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
710 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
FRANKLIN COUNTY...
SOUTHERN FULTON COUNTY...
* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT...
* AT 706 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES
AND RAIN GAGE REPORTS INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM REPEATED
THUNDERSTORMS FALLING OVER FRANKLIN AND SOUTHERN FULTON COUNTIES.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CHAMBERSBURG...GREENCASTLE AND WAYNESBORO.
RAIN GAGE REPORTS IN THE AREA INDICATE THAT UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN
HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST 3 HOURS. RADAR ALSO INDICATES THAT 3 TO 3.5
INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FRANKLIN
COUNTY...AND OVER SOUTHERN FULTON COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH 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. NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR IN AN
AUTOMOBILE. TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN!
&&
LAT...LON 3973 7836 3983 7829 3984 7830 3996 7822
4001 7777 4014 7760 4013 7757 3992 7747
3972 7747
$$
FORECASTER: CERU/JUNG1 follow-up statement
507
WGUS71 KCTP 270221
FFSCTP
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1021 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
PAC055-057-270231-
/O.CAN.KCTP.FF.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110527T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FRANKLIN PA-FULTON PA-
1021 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHERN FULTON AND
FRANKLIN COUNTIES...
THE WATERS FROM THE EARLIER HEAVY RAINS ARE RECEDING AND FLOOD WATERS
NO LONGER POSE A THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE FLASH
FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CHAMBERSBURG...GREENCASTLE AND WAYNESBORO.
WATER IS RECEDING...BUT JUST SOME MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS MAY
CONTINUE FOR AN HOUR OR TWO.
LAT...LON 3973 7836 3983 7829 3984 7830 3996 7822
4001 7777 4014 7760 4013 7757 3992 7747
3972 7747
$$
FORECASTER:The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 8:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Warren | 110 min |
| May 25, 9:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Warren | 56 min |
| May 25, 10:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | McKean, Warren | 61 min |
| May 25, 10:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cameron, Elk | 80 min |
| May 25, 11:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cameron, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, McKean, Potter | 65 min |
| May 25, 11:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | McKean, Potter, Tioga | 66 min |
| May 25, 11:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clinton, Tioga | 80 min |
| May 26, 12:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clinton, Lycoming, Potter, Tioga | 62 min |
| May 26, 1:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lycoming | 64 min |
| May 26, 2:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Sullivan | 50 min |
| May 26, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Northumberland, Snyder | 36 min |
| May 26, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Union | 56 min |
| May 26, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Tioga | 62 min |
| May 26, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lycoming, Sullivan | 49 min |
| May 26, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Schuylkill | 26 min |
| May 26, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Bedford | 64 min |
| May 26, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Franklin, Fulton | 76 min |
| May 26, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Northumberland, Schuylkill | 56 min |
| May 26, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland | 66 min |
| May 26, 5:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton | 68 min |
| May 26, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon | 60 min |
| May 26, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Clinton | 55 min |
| May 26, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Elk, Somerset | 55 min |
| May 26, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Schuylkill | 41 min |
| May 26, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Cumberland, Franklin, Juniata, Perry | 56 min |
| May 26, 6:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton | 49 min |
| May 26, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Blair, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk and 3 more | 62 min |
| May 26, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Schuylkill | 61 min |
| May 26, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lebanon, Northumberland and 3 more | 65 min |
| May 26, 6:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, Perry, York | 3 hr |
| May 26, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Clinton, Lycoming, Potter, Sullivan, Tioga | 67 min |
| May 26, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Columbia, Northumberland, Schuylkill | 62 min |
| May 26, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and 1 more | 56 min |
| May 26, 7:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Lebanon, Schuylkill | 36 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.