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River Flood Warning 11, NWS State College, PA

October 11, 2013Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this river flood warning at Oct 11, 2013, 10:06 AM EDT for Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Oct 11, 2013, 9:48 PM EDT. It was in force for 35 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 11, 2013, 10:06 AM EDT (14:06 UTC)
In effect from: Oct 11, 2013, 9:48 PM EDT
Expired: Oct 13, 2013, 9:00 AM EDT
In force: 35 hr
Issued by: NWS State College, PA
Flood severity: Minor

County Cumberland County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:09 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.

The river

Written for the forecast point Conodoguinet Creek near Hogestown (HGSP1). The gauge peaked at 8.98 ft at Oct 12, 2013, 10:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 6 ft
Minor stage: 8 ft
Moderate stage: 10 ft
Major stage: 12 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01570000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS State College, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Oct 11, 10:02 AM EDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 11, 10:02 AM EDT, 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 11, 3:49 AM EDT, 6 hours 17 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
349 AM EDT FRI OCT 11 2013

PAZ026>028-035-036-050-056-057-059-063>066-120800-
HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-FULTON-FRANKLIN-SNYDER-PERRY-DAUPHIN-
LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
349 AM EDT FRI OCT 11 2013

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/STATECOLLEGE ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA TODAY...WHICH WILL INCREASE THE THREAT
OF FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS...AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
IN CITIES AND TOWNS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

PAZ012-018-019-025-034-041-045-046-049-051-052-058-120800-
NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-BLAIR-BEDFORD-
NORTHERN LYCOMING-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-SCHUYLKILL-
349 AM EDT FRI OCT 11 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

STEADY...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION THIS MORNING. THE RAINFALL SHOULD GRADUALLY
BECOME LIGHTER BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1
TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE...AND MINOR FLOODING OF OF DRAINAGE AREAS
AND ALONG SOME SMALL STREAMS IS POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

PAZ004>006-010-011-017-024-033-037-042-053-120800-
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-TIOGA-
SULLIVAN-COLUMBIA-
349 AM EDT FRI OCT 11 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

LAMBERT

In the hours before

Local storm report, Oct 11, 6:52 AM EDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
652 AM EDT FRI OCT 11 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 PM     FLOOD            SHIPPENSBURG            40.05N  77.52W
10/10/2013                   CUMBERLAND         PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ROADS AND YARDS FLOODED ANKLE DEEP

1015 PM     FLOOD            MIDDLETOWN              40.20N  76.73W
10/10/2013                   DAUPHIN            PA   SOCIAL MEDIA

            BOROUGH OFFICIAL REPORTED LOTS OF STANDING WATER AND
            LOW ROADS ARE FLOODED

1031 PM     FLOOD            COLUMBIA                40.03N  76.50W
10/10/2013                   LANCASTER          PA   PUBLIC

            FRANKLIN DR BLUE LANE AREA FLOODED GUARDRAIL UNDER
            WATER

1054 PM     FLOOD            SPRING GROVE            39.88N  76.86W
10/10/2013                   YORK               PA   PUBLIC

            STREET... FIELDS AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING CONTINUES

1110 PM     FLOOD            LEWISBERRY              40.14N  76.86W
10/10/2013                   YORK               PA   SOCIAL MEDIA

            FISHING CREEK OUT OF ITS BANKS COVERING BRIDGE

1215 AM     FLOOD            1 SSE SHREINERS         40.07N  76.35W
10/11/2013                   LANCASTER          PA   SOCIAL MEDIA

            CARS STUCK IN 4FT OF WATER LANDIS MILL BRIDGE SHREINER
            STN AT BLUE JAY DR

0248 AM     FLOOD            NEWPORT                 40.48N  77.13W
10/11/2013                   PERRY              PA   PEMA

            ROCK SLIDE ROAD CLOSURE U.S. 322 WB BTWN MILLERSTOWN
            NEWPORT EXITS IN HOWE TWP

0300 AM     FLOOD            HARRISBURG              40.28N  76.88W
10/11/2013                   DAUPHIN            PA   SOCIAL MEDIA

            N CAMERON ST CLOSED BOTH EB WD NEAR U.S. 22 VIA FOX43

0300 AM     FLOOD            HARRISBURG              40.28N  76.88W
10/11/2013                   DAUPHIN            PA   SOCIAL MEDIA

            HWY 230 CLOSED BOTH EB WB AT SYCAMORE ST VIA FOX43

0310 AM     FLOOD            MANCHESTER              40.06N  76.72W
10/11/2013                   YORK               PA   SOCIAL MEDIA

            N SUSQ TRL BOTH EB WB CLOSED BTWN GWEN DR AND CHURCH
            ROAD MANCHESTER TWP VIA FOX43

0310 AM     FLOOD            TAXVILLE                39.96N  76.81W
10/11/2013                   YORK               PA   SOCIAL MEDIA

            BAKER RD CLOSED BOTH EB WB BTWN HADLEY DR AND RT 234
            DOVER TWP VIA FOX43

0438 AM     FLOOD            HERSHEY                 40.28N  76.65W
10/11/2013                   DAUPHIN            PA   SOCIAL MEDIA

            ROADS CLOSED... WOOD RD BULLFRONG LIMERICK RAMPS TO 322
            422 800 BLK CLIFTON HGTS VIA DERRY TWP PD

0538 AM     FLOOD            HARRISBURG              40.28N  76.88W
10/11/2013                   DAUPHIN            PA   SOCIAL MEDIA

            CAMERON ST CLOSED BTWN ELMERTON AND MARKET VIA ABC27

0646 AM     FLOOD            1 WSW CAMPBELLTOWN      40.27N  76.61W
10/11/2013                   DAUPHIN            PA   SOCIAL MEDIA

            EBY RD CLOSED BTWN DAUPHIN AND LEBANON CNTY VIA DERRY
            TWP PD

&&

EVENT NUMBER CTP1300453 CTP1300454 CTP1300463 CTP1300455 CTP1300456
CTP1300457 CTP1300462 CTP1300458 CTP1300459 CTP1300460 CTP1300461
CTP1300465 CTP1300464 CTP1300466

STEINBUGL

Local storm report, Oct 11, 9:13 AM EDT, 53 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 10, 8:03 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill	3 hr
Oct 10, 9:04 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Columbia, Lycoming, Sullivan	3 hr
Oct 10, 9:26 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lebanon, Perry	36 hr
Oct 10, 10:54 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lycoming and 7 more	3 hr
Oct 10, 11:04 PM EDT	Flood Watch	CTP	Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon and 7 more	21 hr
Oct 11, 1:37 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Bedford, Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Fulton, Huntingdon and 9 more	14 hr
Oct 11, 4:34 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CTP	Cumberland, York	37 hr
Oct 11, 6:52 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CTP	Dauphin, Lebanon	24 hr
Oct 11, 7:11 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CTP	Dauphin	8 hr
Oct 11, 7:11 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CTP	Dauphin, Lebanon, Schuylkill	8 hr
Oct 11, 3:30 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Bedford, Blair, Centre, Columbia, Fulton, Huntingdon and 7 more	4 hr
Oct 11, 5:50 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CTP	Lancaster, York	6 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2013 Every river flood warning in 2013

Sources

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