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River Flood Warning 14, NWS State College, PA

May 21, 2014Warren County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this river flood warning at May 21, 2014, 10:01 AM EDT for Warren County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at May 21, 2014, 1:19 PM EDT. It was in force for 31 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 21, 2014, 10:01 AM EDT (14:01 UTC)
In effect from: May 21, 2014, 1:19 PM EDT
Expired: May 22, 2014, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 31 hr
Issued by: NWS State College, PA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Warren County, PA

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Conewango Creek at Russell (RSSP1). The gauge peaked at 9.00 ft at May 22, 2014, 5:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 7 ft
Minor stage: 9 ft
Moderate stage: 10 ft
Major stage: 10.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03015000, 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 21, 9:52 AM EDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 21, 9:52 AM EDT, 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 21, 3:16 AM EDT, 6 hours 45 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
316 AM EDT WED MAY 21 2014

PAZ012-018-019-027-028-037-041-042-045-046-049>053-056>059-063>066-
220730-
NORTHERN CLINTON-NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-MIFFLIN-JUNIATA-
TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-
UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-
SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
316 AM EDT WED MAY 21 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE FROM REPEATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

PAZ004>006-010-011-017-220730-
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-
316 AM EDT WED MAY 21 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

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.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

PAZ024>026-033>036-220730-
CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-
316 AM EDT WED MAY 21 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. SOME OF
THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN AND THERE IS ALSO A
SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IN THE FORM OF STRONG WIND GUSTS
AND LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

DANGELO

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 21, 6:49 AM EDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
649 AM EDT WED MAY 21 2014

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

0619 AM     FLASH FLOOD      RUSSELL                 41.92N  79.14W
05/21/2014                   WARREN             PA   PEMA

            ROUTE 62 CLOSED

&&

EVENT NUMBER CTP1400026

DANGELO

Local storm report, May 21, 6:50 AM EDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
650 AM EDT WED MAY 21 2014

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

0520 AM     FLASH FLOOD      ST. MARYS               41.43N  78.56W
05/21/2014                   ELK                PA   911 CALL CENTER

            ROADS CLOSED

0537 AM     FLASH FLOOD      ST. MARYS               41.43N  78.56W
05/21/2014                   ELK                PA   911 CALL CENTER

            STACKPOLE INDUSTRIAL PARK FLOODING

0539 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SE JOHNSONBURG        41.46N  78.64W
05/21/2014                   ELK                PA   911 CALL CENTER

            DEBRIS CLOSING RTE 255

0600 AM     FLASH FLOOD      8 ENE ST. MARYS         41.47N  78.41W
05/21/2014                   CAMERON            PA   911 CALL CENTER

            ROUTE 120 CLOSED BETWEEN ST MARYS AND EMPORIUM

0619 AM     FLASH FLOOD      RUSSELL                 41.92N  79.14W
05/21/2014                   WARREN             PA   PEMA

            ROUTE 62 CLOSED

&&

EVENT NUMBER CTP1400022 CTP1400024 CTP1400023 CTP1400025 CTP1400026

DANGELO

Local storm report, May 21, 7:45 AM EDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 21, 8:08 AM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 21, 9:04 AM EDT, 57 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 21, 9:53 AM EDT, 8 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
May 21, 1:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	McKean	52 min
May 21, 3:02 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Elk, McKean, Potter and 1 more	3 hr
May 21, 3:12 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	CTP	Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, McKean, Potter, Warren	19 hr
May 21, 3:15 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Centre	60 min
May 21, 3:28 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	CTP	Cameron, Elk, McKean, Warren	13 hr
May 21, 4:31 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Mifflin	3 hr
May 21, 5:25 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	CTP	Centre, Clearfield, Elk	9 hr
May 21, 7:06 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CTP	Elk	17 hr
May 21, 7:22 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Huntingdon	3 hr
May 21, 9:14 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Adams, Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Cumberland, Dauphin and 12 more	6 hr
May 21, 9:20 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CTP	Elk	15 hr
May 21, 4:22 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	Elk	3 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.