Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS State College, PA

Issued

Sep 7, 2012, 12:57 AM EDT (04:57 UTC)

Expired

Sep 7, 2012, 2:12 AM EDT

In force

75 min

Issued by

NWS State College, PA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Columbia County, PA

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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611 
WGUS51 KCTP 070457
FFWCTP
PAC037-070800-
/O.NEW.KCTP.FF.W.0020.120907T0457Z-120907T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1257 AM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY...

* UNTIL 400 AM EDT...

* AT 1249 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
  A LARGE CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS 
  APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. HEAVY RAIN FROM THESE SHOWERS AND 
  STORMS WILL MOVE DIRECTLY OVER AREAS WHICH RECEIVED 2 TO 3 INCHES 
  OF RAIN LATE THURSDAY EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OR MORE 
  OF RAIN IS LIKELY TO FALL OVER MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA BY 300 
  AM...RESULTING IN FLASH FLOODING. 

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BERWICK AND
  MIFFLINVILLE.

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.

MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO 
CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. TURN 
AROUND...DON'T DROWN! NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A 
SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 4106 7643 4118 7654 4123 7643 4120 7631
      4114 7627 4114 7623 4114 7622 4100 7622

$$

FORECASTER: DEVOIR

606 
WGUS71 KCTP 070612
FFSCTP

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
212 AM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012

PAC037-070621-
/O.CAN.KCTP.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120907T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
COLUMBIA PA-
212 AM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHERN COLUMBIA
COUNTY...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA WAS LIGHTER THAN EXPECTED...AND 
ANY AREAS OF FLOODING ARE MINOR AND NO LONGER POSE A THREAT TO LIFE 
OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

SOME MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS MAY CONTINUE FOR AN HOUR OR TWO...AS 
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS SOME ONGOING MINOR ISSUES RELATED TO BLOCKED 
STORM DRAINS.

LAT...LON 4106 7643 4118 7654 4123 7643 4120 7631
      4114 7627 4114 7623 4114 7622 4100 7622

$$

FORECASTER: DEVOIR

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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.