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River Flood Warning 1, NWS State College, PA

January 9, 2024Cumberland County, York County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this river flood warning at Jan 9, 2024, 8:35 PM EST for Cumberland County, York County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Jan 9, 2024, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 9, 2024, 8:35 PM EST (01:35 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 9, 2024, 10:00 PM EST
Expired: Jan 11, 2024, 3:58 AM EST
In force: 30 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 01:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Yellow Breeches Creek near Camp Hill (CPHP1). The gauge peaked at 8.19 ft at Jan 10, 2024, 5:00 AM EST.

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 Jan 9, 7:58 PM EST, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 7:58 PM EST, 37 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 9, 3:10 PM EST, 5 hours 25 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
Jan 9, 7:03 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Montour, Northumberland	4 hr
Jan 9, 8:35 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	Adams, Cumberland, Franklin	6 hr
Jan 9, 9:27 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, Schuylkill, York	7 hr
Jan 9, 10:27 PM EST	River Flood Warning	CTP	Perry	15 hr
Jan 9, 10:27 PM EST	River Flood Warning	CTP	Lebanon, Schuylkill	30 hr
Jan 9, 10:27 PM EST	River Flood Warning	CTP	Dauphin, Lebanon	36 hr
Jan 9, 10:52 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	CTP	Columbia, Juniata, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill and 3 more	4 hr
Jan 10, 1:11 AM EST	River Flood Warning	CTP	Huntingdon	20 hr
Jan 10, 3:06 AM EST	River Flood Warning	CTP	Cumberland	37 hr
Jan 10, 3:40 AM EST	High Wind Warning	CTP	Bedford, Blair	14 hr
Jan 10, 3:55 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	CTP	Cambria, Somerset	14 hr
Jan 10, 7:49 AM EST	River Flood Warning	CTP	Lancaster	9 hr

Nearby

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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.