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River Flood Warning 1, NWS State College, PA

February 23, 2026Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

NWS State College, PA issued this river flood warning at Feb 23, 2026, 5:52 AM EST for Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 23, 2026, 5:52 AM EST (10:52 UTC)
Expired
Feb 24, 2026, 5:38 AM EST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS State College, PA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Dauphin County, PA

The radar

The State College radar (KCCX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Swatara Creek at Middletown (MTLP1). The gauge peaked at 12.23 ft at Feb 23, 2026, 3:00 PM EST.

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Action stage
10 ft
Minor stage
11 ft
Moderate stage
15 ft
Major stage
18 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 01573600, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

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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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.