Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS State College, PA

Issued

Sep 6, 2012, 5:07 PM EDT (21:07 UTC)

Expired

Sep 6, 2012, 11:00 PM EDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS State College, PA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Lycoming County, PA, Tioga County, PA

The State College radar (KCCX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

991 
WGUS51 KCTP 062107
FFWCTP
PAC081-117-070000-
/O.NEW.KCTP.FF.W.0019.120906T2107Z-120907T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
507 PM EDT THU SEP 6 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL TIOGA COUNTY...
  NORTH CENTRAL LYCOMING COUNTY...

* UNTIL 800 PM EDT...

* AT 458 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS SHOWING 
  NEARLY STATIONARY THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTH    
  CENTRAL LYCOMING AND SOUTH CENTRAL TIOGA COUNTIES. THE HEAVIEST    
  RAIN HAS FALLEN NEAR THE LYCOMING COUNTY LINE SOUTH OF MORRIS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BUTTONWOOD.

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 4163 7747 4155 7710 4146 7716 4156 7751

$$

FORECASTER: KF

030 
WGUS51 KCTP 062341
FFWCTP
PAC081-117-070300-
/O.EXT.KCTP.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120907T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
741 PM EDT THU SEP 6 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL TIOGA COUNTY...
  NORTH CENTRAL LYCOMING COUNTY...

* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT...

* AT 731 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH     
  FLOODING FROM NEARLY STATIONARY THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH CENTRAL   
  LYCOMING AND SOUTH CENTRAL TIOGA COUNTIES. THE THUNDERSTORMS       
  SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY AROUND 9 PM. HOWEVER...RESIDUAL     
  FLOODING IS LIKELY TO LAST THROUGH 11 PM. 

* THE HARDEST HIT LOCATION IS THE RURAL AREA SOUTH OF MORRIS AND     
  WEST OF BUTTONWOOD.

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!

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4163 7747 4155 7710 4146 7716 4156 7751

$$

FORECASTER: KF

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.