Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS State College, PA

Issued

Jun 29, 2012, 7:46 PM EDT (23:46 UTC)

Expired

Jun 29, 2012, 10:45 PM EDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS State College, PA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Bedford County, PA, Somerset County, PA

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WGUS51 KCTP 292346
FFWCTP
PAC009-111-300245-
/O.NEW.KCTP.FF.W.0010.120629T2346Z-120630T0245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
746 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN BEDFORD COUNTY...
  NORTHERN SOMERSET COUNTY...

* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT...

* AT 738 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  
  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A LINE OF TRAINING...AND POTENTIALLY SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN SOMERSET AND NORTHWESTERN BEDFORD
  COUNTIES. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 
  ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA DURING THE PAST HOUR.
  ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 10 PM WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER 1 TO 2 
  INCHES OF RAIN OVER THIS SAME AREA...LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING OF 
  STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS.
 

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
  WINDBER....JEROME...BOSWELL...HOOVERSVILLE...CENTRAL CITY AND NEW 
  PARIS.   

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 4006 7928 4011 7923 4013 7918 4015 7917
      4029 7906 4029 7893 4027 7890 4025 7889
      4025 7856 4013 7852 4001 7859

$$

FORECASTER: LAMBERT/EVANEGO

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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.