Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS State College, PA

Issued

Apr 26, 2011, 7:12 PM EDT (23:12 UTC)

Expired

Apr 26, 2011, 9:42 PM EDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS State College, PA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Clinton County, PA, Lycoming County, PA, Potter County, PA, Tioga County, PA

The State College radar (KCCX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:15 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.

060 
WGUS51 KCTP 262312
FFWCTP
PAC035-081-105-117-270500-
/O.NEW.KCTP.FF.W.0007.110426T2312Z-110427T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
712 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN POTTER COUNTY...
  TIOGA COUNTY...
  NORTHERN LYCOMING COUNTY...
  CENTRAL CLINTON COUNTY...

* UNTIL 100 AM EDT...

* AT 701 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES   
  AND RAIN GAGE REPORTS INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN FROM    
  TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS ACROSS 
  CENTRAL CLINTON...EASTERN POTTER...NORTHERN LYCOMING AND TIOGA
  COUNTIES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS
  THE WARNING AREA...AND SIMILAR ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS LIKELY THIS
  EVENING FROM ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
  MANSFIELD...WELLSBORO....ELKLAND...GALETON...CEDAR RUN...CROSS 
  FORK...RENOVO...WATERVILLE...TROUT RUN AND RALSTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 4198 7692 4161 7687 4159 7682 4144 7677
      4115 7769 4144 7788 4199 7772

$$

FORECASTER: LAMBERT/LA CORTE

952 
WGUS71 KCTP 270142
FFSCTP

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
942 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011

PAC035-081-105-117-270150-
/O.CAN.KCTP.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110427T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
POTTER PA-TIOGA PA-LYCOMING PA-CLINTON PA-
942 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL CLINTON...
NORTHERN LYCOMING...TIOGA AND EASTERN POTTER 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.

WATER IS RECEDING...BUT JUST SOME MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS MAY
CONTINUE FOR AN HOUR OR TWO.

LAT...LON 4198 7692 4161 7687 4159 7682 4144 7677
      4115 7769 4144 7788 4199 7772

$$

FORECASTER: CR

Flash Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2011Every flash flood warning in 2011

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