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River Flood Warning 5, NWS State College, PA

January 10, 2024Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this river flood warning at Jan 10, 2024, 1:11 AM EST for Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Jan 10, 2024, 3:00 AM EST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 10, 2024, 1:11 AM EST (06:11 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 10, 2024, 3:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 10, 2024, 9:00 PM EST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS State College, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Huntingdon County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 Aughwick Creek at Shirleysburg (SLYP1).

Action stage
8 ft
Minor stage
10 ft
Moderate stage
12 ft
Major stage
20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01564512, 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, 11:21 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 11:21 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 9, 11:43 PM EST, 1 hour 28 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service State College PA
1143 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024

PAZ012-018-019-025>028-034>037-041-042-045-046-049>053-056>059-
063>066-110445-
Northern Clinton-Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Blair-Huntingdon-
Mifflin-Juniata-Bedford-Fulton-Franklin-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-
Sullivan-Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour-
Northumberland-Columbia-Perry-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland-
Adams-York-Lancaster-
1143 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

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.
   Wind Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

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

   Flood Watch.
   Wind Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

PAZ006-011-017-110445-
Potter-Cameron-Clearfield-
1143 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

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.

   Wind Advisory.

In addition, snow showers will develop across the region late
tonight and continue on Wednesday. A coating of snow will occur by
daybreak and could lead to slick travel as temperatures dip to near
freezing.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

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

   Wind Advisory.

Snow showers formed by upslope flow and an upper level disturbance
passing overhead will bring 1 to 2 inches of new snow to the West-
Central and Northwest Mountains of Pennsylvania late tonight and
Wednesday. Locally up to 3 inches could accumulate on the highest
ridge tops.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

PAZ004-005-010-024-033-110445-
Warren-McKean-Elk-Cambria-Somerset-
1143 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

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.

   Wind Advisory.

In addition, snow showers will develop across the region late
tonight and continue on Wednesday with an inch or two of snow
accumulation likely by daybreak Wednesday. Hazardous travel will
develop on untreated roads and overpasses toward daybreak as
temperatures dip to just below freezing.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

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

   Wind Advisory.

Snow showers formed by moist upslope flow and an upper level
disturbance passing overhead will bring and additional 1 to 2 inches
of snow to the Laurel Highlands and Northwest Mountains of
Pennsylvania. Locally up to 3 or 4 inches could accumulate on the
ridge tops.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

Lambert

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 9, 9:45 PM EST, 3 hours 26 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service State College PA
945 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024

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

0935 PM     Rain             Elizabethville          40.55N 76.81W
01/09/2024  M2.15 inch       Dauphin            PA   Trained Spotter

            Storm total rainfall report via social
            media.

&&

NPB
Local storm report, Jan 9, 9:48 PM EST, 3 hours 23 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service State College PA
948 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024

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

0944 PM     Rain             1 NNE Montandon         40.98N 76.85W
01/09/2024  M1.51 inch       Northumberland     PA   Trained Spotter

            Report includes liquid equivalent from snow.

&&

NPB
Local storm report, Jan 9, 10:13 PM EST, 2 hours 58 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service State College PA
1013 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024

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

0530 PM     Rain             1 NE Breezewood         40.01N 78.23W
01/09/2024  M1.41 inch       Bedford            PA   Trained Spotter

&&

NPB
Local storm report, Jan 9, 10:14 PM EST, 2 hours 57 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service State College PA
1014 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024

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

0851 PM     Rain             4 ESE Mercersburg       39.81N 77.82W
01/09/2024  M2.53 inch       Franklin           PA   Trained Spotter

            Report includes liquid equivalent from snow.

&&

NPB
Local storm report, Jan 9, 10:17 PM EST, 2 hours 54 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service State College PA
1017 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024

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

0930 PM     Rain             2 WNW Paradise          40.02N 76.16W
01/09/2024  M1.75 inch       Lancaster          PA   Public

&&

NPB
Local storm report, Jan 9, 10:52 PM EST, 2 hours 19 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service State College PA
1052 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024

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

0745 PM     Rain             Stewartstown            39.75N 76.59W
01/09/2024  M2.00 inch       York               PA   Trained Spotter

&&

NPB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 9, 7:03 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPMontour, Northumberland4 hr
Jan 9, 8:35 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningCTPAdams, Cumberland, Franklin6 hr
Jan 9, 8:35 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPCumberland, York31 hr
Jan 9, 9:27 PM ESTAreal Flood WarningCTPDauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, Schuylkill, York7 hr
Jan 9, 10:27 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPPerry15 hr
Jan 9, 10:27 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPLebanon, Schuylkill30 hr
Jan 9, 10:27 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPDauphin, Lebanon36 hr
Jan 9, 10:52 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryCTPColumbia, Juniata, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill and 3 more4 hr
Jan 10, 3:06 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPCumberland37 hr
Jan 10, 3:40 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningCTPBedford, Blair14 hr
Jan 10, 3:55 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryCTPCambria, Somerset14 hr
Jan 10, 7:49 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCTPLancaster9 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2024Every river 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.