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Flash Flood Warning 61, NWS State College, PA

July 13, 2025McKean County, Warren County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 13, 2025, 8:25 PM EDT for McKean County, Warren County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 2 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, 8:25 PM EDT (00:25 UTC)
Expired
Jul 13, 2025, 10:30 PM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS State College, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties McKean County, PA, Warren County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:26 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 nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 126 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 00:00Z on 2025-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 99 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2025-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -30 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
99 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-56 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1207 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
18 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 Jul 13, 3:22 PM EDT, 5 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 3:22 PM EDT, 5 hours 3 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 10:40 AM EDT, 9 hours 45 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.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 10:03 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCTPLycoming, Sullivan5 hr
Jul 13, 11:21 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCTPSullivan4 hr
Jul 14, 2:22 AM EDTFlood WatchCTPAdams, Bedford, Blair, Centre, Clinton, Columbia and 19 more17 hr
Jul 14, 3:25 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCTPLycoming, Sullivan11 hr
Jul 14, 5:43 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCTPLycoming8 hr
Jul 14, 8:09 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningCTPColumbia, Lycoming, Sullivan6 hr
Jul 14, 1:23 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCTPColumbia, Lycoming, Sullivan3 hr
Jul 14, 1:29 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCTPBedford2 hr
Jul 14, 1:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCTPClinton, Lycoming, Northumberland, Sullivan, Union3 hr
Jul 14, 2:20 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCTPDauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon6 hr
Jul 14, 3:57 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCTPLancaster, York3 hr
Jul 14, 4:24 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCTPClinton, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Sullivan and 1 more8 hr
Jul 14, 4:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningCTPDauphin, Lancaster, York3 hr
Jul 14, 5:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCTPLancaster, York54 min
Jul 14, 6:42 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningCTPLancaster, York4 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.