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Flash Flood Warning 59, NWS State College, PA

July 13, 2025Bedford County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 13, 2025, 6:08 PM EDT for Bedford 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
Jul 13, 2025, 6:08 PM EDT (22:08 UTC)
Expired
Jul 13, 2025, 9:15 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS State College, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Bedford County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Jul 13, 3:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 3:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 10:40 AM EDT, 7 hours 28 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service State College PA
1040 AM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

PAZ004-005-010-141445-
Warren-McKean-Elk-
1040 AM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds and very heavy
rainfall are possible this afternoon into this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Thunderstorms with very heavy rain are possible Wednesday and
Thursday. The heavy rain may lead to minor flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

PAZ017>019-024>028-033>035-141445-
Clearfield-Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Cambria-Blair-Huntingdon-
Mifflin-Juniata-Somerset-Bedford-Fulton-
1040 AM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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.

   Flood Watch.

Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds are possible this
afternoon and early tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Thunderstorms with very heavy rain are possible Wednesday and
Thursday. The heavy rain may lead to minor flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

PAZ049>053-141445-
Union-Snyder-Montour-Northumberland-Columbia-
1040 AM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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.

   Flood Watch.

Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds are possible this
afternoon and early tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Thunderstorms with very heavy rain are possible Monday and again
Thursday. The heavy rain may lead to minor flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

PAZ036-056>059-063>066-141445-
Franklin-Perry-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland-Adams-York-
Lancaster-
1040 AM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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.

   Flood Watch.

Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds are possible this
afternoon and early tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Very heavy rainfall from thunderstorms may produce flash flooding
again Monday afternoon and evening, and again Tuesday and Thursday.
In addition, heat index values will approach 100 degrees on
Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather.

PAZ006-011-012-037-041-042-045-046-141445-
Potter-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-Sullivan-
Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming-
1040 AM EDT Sun Jul 13 2025

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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.

   Flood Watch.

Strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds are possible this
afternoon and early tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Thunderstorms with very heavy rain are possible. The heavy rain may
lead to minor flooding Thursday and Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 13, 12:28 PM EDT, 5 hours 40 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 13, 1:21 PM EDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 13, 1:53 PM EDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 12, 8:22 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCTPSomerset3 hr
Jul 12, 8:38 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCTPFranklin3 hr
Jul 12, 10:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPCambria43 min
Jul 13, 10:32 AM EDTFlood WatchCTPAdams, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Cameron, Centre and 24 more14 hr
Jul 13, 12:19 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCTPYork3 hr
Jul 13, 5:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPBedford31 min
Jul 13, 6:33 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCTPHuntingdon3 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.