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River Flood Warning 11, NWS State College, PA

May 17, 2014Cumberland County, York County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this river flood warning at May 17, 2014, 8:09 AM EDT for Cumberland County, York County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at May 17, 2014, 9:57 AM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 17, 2014, 8:09 AM EDT (12:09 UTC)
In effect from: May 17, 2014, 9:57 AM EDT
Expired: May 17, 2014, 8:36 PM EDT
In force: 11 hr
Issued by: NWS State College, PA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Cumberland County, PA, York County, PA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:06 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.

The river

Written for the forecast point Yellow Breeches Creek near Camp Hill (CPHP1).

Action stage: 6 ft
Minor stage: 7 ft
Moderate stage: 9 ft
Major stage: 13 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01571500, 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 May 17, 7:40 AM EDT, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 17, 7:40 AM EDT, 29 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 17, 4:29 AM EDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
429 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2014

PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024-033-037-041-042-045-046-180830-
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-TIOGA-
NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-
429 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2014

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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

AREAS OF FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PAZ025>028-034>036-049>053-056>059-063>066-180830-
BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-UNION-
SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-
LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
429 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2014

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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 17, 2:34 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	CTP	Cambria, Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, McKean, Potter and 2 more	18 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2014 Every river flood warning in 2014

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.