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River Flood Warning 30, NWS State College, PA

August 9, 2024Centre County, Clinton County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this river flood warning at Aug 9, 2024, 4:56 PM EDT for Centre County, Clinton County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 9, 2024, 4:56 PM EDT (20:56 UTC)
Expired: Aug 10, 2024, 4:38 AM EDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS State College, PA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Centre County, PA, Clinton County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Bald Eagle Creek near Beech Creek Station (BECP1). The gauge peaked at 11.68 ft at Aug 10, 2024, 12:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 10 ft
Minor stage: 11 ft
Moderate stage: 13 ft
Major stage: 14 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01548005, 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 Aug 9, 2:56 PM EDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 2:56 PM EDT, 2 hours before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 3:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 9, 12:48 PM EDT, 4 hours 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 9, 12:51 PM EDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 9, 12:58 PM EDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 9, 1:12 PM EDT, 3 hours 44 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
Aug 9, 12:12 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CTP	Bedford, Fulton	3 hr
Aug 9, 4:30 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CTP	Cumberland, Dauphin, York	99 min
Aug 9, 5:10 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	Bedford, Fulton	5 hr
Aug 9, 6:05 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Snyder, Union	25 min
Aug 9, 6:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Union	32 min
Aug 9, 6:34 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	Blair, Cambria, Huntingdon	4 hr
Aug 9, 7:06 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CTP	Lycoming, Union	2 hr
Aug 9, 7:13 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	Franklin	5 hr
Aug 9, 7:27 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CTP	Cumberland, York	21 hr
Aug 9, 7:52 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CTP	Lycoming, Tioga	2 hr
Aug 9, 8:27 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	CTP	Adams, York	33 min
Aug 9, 8:34 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Juniata, Northumberland, Perry and 2 more	7 hr
Aug 9, 8:44 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CTP	Adams, York	2 hr
Aug 9, 8:47 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	Centre, Clearfield	4 hr
Aug 9, 8:54 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CTP	Tioga	6 hr
Aug 9, 9:00 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	Juniata, Mifflin, Perry	6 hr
Aug 9, 9:18 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CTP	Cumberland, Dauphin, York	117 min
Aug 9, 9:30 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Tioga and 1 more	11 hr
Aug 9, 9:54 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	Cameron, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Lycoming, McKean and 2 more	10 hr
Aug 9, 10:07 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CTP	York	113 min
Aug 9, 10:19 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CTP	Blair, Huntingdon	5 hr
Aug 9, 10:22 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CTP	Snyder, Union	22 hr
Aug 9, 10:58 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	CTP	Potter, Tioga	6 hr
Aug 9, 11:33 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CTP	Schuylkill	42 min
Aug 9, 11:41 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	Cambria	79 min
Aug 9, 11:49 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Sullivan	5 hr
Aug 9, 11:58 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CTP	Huntingdon	16 hr
Aug 9, 12:06 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	York	3 hr
Aug 9, 12:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	CTP	Schuylkill	3 hr
Aug 9, 12:34 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	CTP	Lycoming	116 min
Aug 9, 12:45 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CTP	Sullivan	3 hr
Aug 9, 1:31 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CTP	Tioga	3 hr

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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.