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Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 6, 2026, 9:10 PM EDT for Centre County, Clearfield 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 6, 2026, 9:10 PM EDT (01:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2026, 12:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Centre County, PA, Clearfield County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 8 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:14 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 190 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 457 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1299 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
284
WGUS51 KCTP 070110
FFWCTP
PAC027-033-070415-
/O.NEW.KCTP.FF.W.0020.260707T0110Z-260707T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service State College PA
910 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026
The National Weather Service in State College has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
West Central Centre County in central Pennsylvania...
East Central Clearfield County in central Pennsylvania...
* Until 1215 AM EDT.
* At 910 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain
has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Bellefonte, Pleasant Gap, Philipsburg, Zion, Osceola Mills,
Milesburg, Chester Hill, Karthaus, Snow Shoe, North Philipsburg,
Clarence, South Philipsburg, Moshannon, Pine Glen, Julian, Black
Moshannon State Park, Morrisdale, West Decatur, Grassflat and
Kylertown.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
&&
LAT...LON 4104 7829 4110 7821 4113 7813 4111 7796
4107 7788 4106 7782 4097 7770 4093 7762
4090 7762 4087 7767 4084 7827 4087 7831
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JurewiczWhat 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 6, 7:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- 1) LOCALIZED FLASH AND URBAN FLOODING IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 7:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service State College PA 736 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026 .WHAT HAS CHANGED... * THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED IN AREA TO INCLUDE THE NORTHERN TIER OF CENTRAL PA AND EXTENDED IN TIME THROUGH 2 AM TONIGHT. && .KEY MESSAGES... 1) LOCALIZED FLASH AND URBAN FLOODING IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING && .DISCUSSION... KEY MESSAGE 1: LOCALIZED FLASH AND URBAN FLOODING IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG A STATIONARY FRONTAL ZONE AND INTERACTING WITH A FAVORABLE THERMODYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE INITIATION OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF HIGHLY EFFICIENT RAINFALL RATES WITH REPEAT/TRAINING POTENTIAL. THE GREATEST RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING HAS SHIFTED FROM THE EASTERN INTO THE WEST/SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA (BASED ON THE HREF AND REFS MODEL OUTPUT) WHERE FFGS ARE LOWER AND TERRAIN INFLUENCES ARE MORE IN-PLAY. HOWEVER, CONVECTION IS ALSO FIRING ALONG ZONES OF CONVERGENCE IN THE NORTHERN TIER, SO WE HAVE EXPANDED THE WATCH TO INCLUDE THAT AREA. WITH CAMS SHOWING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT, WE HAVE EXTENDED THE END TIME OF THE WATCH TO 06Z TUE. THE SEVERE STORM THREAT ALSO DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AS ROBUST AS IN PRIOR DAYS (54 SVR+TOR WARNINGS IN THE PAST 3 DAYS). THIS IS REFLECTED IN MOST OF THE AREA IN A GENERAL OR NON-SEVERE TSTM OUTLOOK AND ONLY LEVEL 1/5 MRGL RISK COVERING THE SOUTHWEST THIRD OF THE CWA WHERE HIGHER CAPE AND STEEPER LAPSE RATES WILL BE MAXIMIZED. THE PATTERN FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK CAN BE SUMMARIZED MORE OR LESS BY TYPICAL EARLY JULY UNSETTLED/HUMID SUMMERTIME CONDITIONS WITH A LOW PROBABILITY OF SIGNIFICANT HAZARDOUS WEATHER. && .AVIATION /00Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... Band of showers and storms to the west, should weaken as they move east. Main issue later tonight into Tuesday morning will be low clouds and fog. Some improvement later Tuesday. Drier and better conditions Wednesday into Thursday. Outlook... Wed...Improving conditions. Still a chance of showers and storms near JST. Thu...Mainly dry early. Chance of showers and storms late. Fri...Showers and storms possible again late. Sat...Chance of showers and storms. && .CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flood Watch until 2 AM EDT Tuesday for PAZ004>006-010>012- 017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053-056>059- 063>066. && WHAT HAS CHANGED...Colbert KEY MESSAGES...Steinbugl/Colbert DISCUSSION...Steinbugl/Colbert AVIATION...Martin
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 2:07 PM EDT, 7 hours 3 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service State College PA 207 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026 PAZ004>006-010>012-018-019-037-041-042-045-046-049>053-057>059-066- 071815- Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Northern Centre- Southern Centre-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-Sullivan-Southern Clinton- Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour-Northumberland-Columbia- Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Lancaster- 207 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. PAZ017-024>028-033>036-056-063>065-071815- Clearfield-Cambria-Blair-Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata-Somerset-Bedford- Fulton-Franklin-Perry-Cumberland-Adams-York- 207 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...This afternoon 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. Isolated to widely scattered damaging wind gusts will be possible with the strongest storms this afternoon and evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report significant hazardous weather. Colbert
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 6, 8:43 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service State College PA
843 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0715 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 NW Medix Run 41.33N 78.46W
07/06/2026 Elk PA Utility Company
Trees down on wires on Owls Nest Road.
&&Local storm report, Jul 6, 8:45 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service State College PA
845 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0802 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 NW Lecontes Mills 41.08N 78.27W
07/06/2026 Clearfield PA Public
Tree blocking Rte 879.
&&
MMDLocal storm report, Jul 6, 8:49 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service State College PA
849 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0815 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 SSE Lecontes Mills 41.04N 78.23W
07/06/2026 Clearfield PA 911 Call Center
Tree blocking Deer Cr Rd.
&&
MMDLocal storm report, Jul 6, 8:51 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service State College PA
851 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0845 PM Flash Flood 4 W Lecontes Mills 41.08N 78.33W
07/06/2026 Clearfield PA 911 Call Center
Croft Road washed out near Rte 879.
&&
MMDLocal storm report, Jul 6, 8:56 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service State College PA
856 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0855 PM Flash Flood 4 SSE Lecontes Mills 41.02N 78.23W
07/06/2026 Clearfield PA Fire Dept/Rescue
Deer Creek Rd washed out near Shoonover Rd.
&&
MMDLocal storm report, Jul 6, 9:09 PM EDT, 1 minute before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service State College PA
909 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0820 PM Flash Flood 3 W Westfield 41.91N 77.60W
07/06/2026 Tioga PA Emergency Mngr
Water over Main Street and Potter Brook
Road. Traffic unable to pass.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 8:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Centre, Clearfield | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 8:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | Elk, McKean | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 9:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | Elk | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 9:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Huntingdon | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 9:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Cambria | 24 min |
| Jul 6, 10:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Centre | 23 min |
| Jul 6, 10:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | Blair, Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Elk | 6 hr |
| Jul 6, 11:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Blair, Cambria, Huntingdon | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 12:03 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Huntingdon | 5 hr |
| Jul 7, 12:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | Potter, Tioga | 6 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Franklin | 33 min |
| Jul 7, 1:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | CTP | Blair, Cambria, Huntingdon | 4 hr |
| Jul 7, 9:47 AM EDT | Flood Watch | CTP | Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, Somerset | 11 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.