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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this flash flood warning at Jul 6, 2026, 9:37 PM EDT for 5 counties in Pennsylvania. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 6, 2026, 9:37 PM EDT (01:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2026, 12:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Blair County, PA, Cambria County, PA, Centre County, PA, Clearfield County, PA, Huntingdon County, PA
The radar
The State College radar (KCCX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:37 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 11:20 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Ne Port Matilda, PA | Intersection of Skytop Mtn Rd and S Eagle Valley Rd flooded and impassable. |
| Jul 6, 11:25 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Ne Tyrone, PA | Numerous reports of basements flooded. Water entering through first floor windows. |
| Jul 6, 11:35 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 S Port Matilda, PA | Beckwith Road compromised due to flash flooding. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 163 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.
366
WGUS51 KCTP 070137
FFWCTP
PAC013-021-027-033-061-070445-
/O.NEW.KCTP.FF.W.0021.260707T0137Z-260707T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service State College PA
937 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026
The National Weather Service in State College has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Blair County in central Pennsylvania...
Northeastern Cambria County in central Pennsylvania...
Southwestern Centre County in central Pennsylvania...
Southwestern Clearfield County in central Pennsylvania...
Northwestern Huntingdon County in central Pennsylvania...
* Until 1245 AM EDT.
* At 937 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is
1.25 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to
3.5 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...
State College, Tyrone, Park Forest Village, Northern Cambria,
Boalsburg, Pleasant Gap, Stormstown, Lemont, Bald Eagle,
Houserville, Warriors Mark, Patton, Pine Grove Mills, Hastings,
Centre Hall, Osceola Mills, Tipton, Ramblewood, Houtzdale and Port
Matilda.
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 4084 7874 4090 7802 4088 7764 4084 7761
4080 7762 4073 7768 4064 7789 4062 7836
4064 7884 4072 7880 4079 7881
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1.25-2.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
JurewiczThe 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, 9:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CTP | Centre, Clearfield | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.