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Flash Flood Warning 26, NWS State College, PA

August 29, 2024Clinton County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 29, 2024, 7:27 PM EDT for Clinton County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 29, 2024, 7:27 PM EDT (23:27 UTC)
Expired
Aug 29, 2024, 10:30 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS State College, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Clinton County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:28 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 nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 208 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2024-08-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2024-08-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
615 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
253 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Aug 29, 6:32 PM EDT, 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 6:32 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 29, 5:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service State College PA
525 PM EDT Thu Aug 29 2024

PAZ004>006-010-011-017-037-042-053-057>059-065-066-302130-
Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Clearfield-Tioga-Sullivan-Columbia-
Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-York-Lancaster-
525 PM EDT Thu Aug 29 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds, hail and heavy
downpours are possible in a few spots Saturday afternoon or evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

PAZ024-033-064-302130-
Cambria-Somerset-Adams-
525 PM EDT Thu Aug 29 2024

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 663 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to
weather.gov/StateCollege on the internet for more
information about the following hazards.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds, hail and heavy
downpours are possible in a few spots Saturday afternoon or evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

PAZ025>028-034>036-056-063-302130-
Blair-Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata-Bedford-Fulton-Franklin-Perry-
Cumberland-
525 PM EDT Thu Aug 29 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 663 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...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.
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds, hail and heavy
downpours are possible in a few spots Saturday afternoon or evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

PAZ012-018-019-041-045-046-049-051-052-302130-
Northern Clinton-Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Northern Lycoming-
Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming-Union-Montour-Northumberland-
525 PM EDT Thu Aug 29 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds, hail and heavy
downpours are possible in a few spots Saturday afternoon or evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

PAZ050-302130-
Snyder-
525 PM EDT Thu Aug 29 2024

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 663 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...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.
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds, hail and heavy
downpours are possible in a few spots Saturday afternoon or evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

Lambert

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 29, 6:31 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 29, 6:45 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 29, 6:59 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 29, 7:06 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 29, 2:34 PM EDTFlood WatchCTPBedford, Blair, Centre, Clinton, Cumberland, Franklin and 10 more9 hr
Aug 29, 2:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSomerset36 min
Aug 29, 3:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPClearfield27 min
Aug 29, 3:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPBlair24 min
Aug 29, 3:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPBlair26 min
Aug 29, 3:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSomerset34 min
Aug 29, 3:28 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPBedford, Somerset2 hr
Aug 29, 3:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPSomerset47 min
Aug 29, 3:53 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCTPSomerset2 hr
Aug 29, 3:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPBlair34 min
Aug 29, 3:59 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCTPBedford2 hr
Aug 29, 4:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPBedford, Blair, Huntingdon52 min
Aug 29, 4:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPJuniata57 min
Aug 29, 4:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPSomerset46 min
Aug 29, 4:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPCambria, Somerset2 hr
Aug 29, 4:39 PM EDTTornado WarningCTPBedford, Blair20 min
Aug 29, 4:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPBedford, Blair2 hr
Aug 29, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPCumberland43 min
Aug 29, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPPotter54 min
Aug 29, 4:57 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCTPCambria2 hr
Aug 29, 5:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCumberland32 min
Aug 29, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPLycoming30 min
Aug 29, 5:24 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPCumberland2 hr
Aug 29, 5:31 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPSomerset119 min
Aug 29, 5:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPSomerset24 min
Aug 29, 5:37 PM EDTTornado WarningCTPLycoming23 min
Aug 29, 5:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPPotter51 min
Aug 29, 6:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPUnion30 min
Aug 29, 6:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPUnion84 min
Aug 29, 6:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPSomerset93 min
Aug 29, 6:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPClinton, Lycoming46 min
Aug 29, 6:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementCTPAdams37 min
Aug 29, 6:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPAdams, Cumberland2 hr
Aug 29, 6:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPClinton50 min
Aug 29, 6:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPBedford, Somerset93 min
Aug 29, 7:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCentre, Clinton, Union51 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2024Every flash flood warning in 2024

Sources

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.