Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, June 26 to 27, 2006

Name: Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, June 26 to 27, 2006
Start: 2006-06-26T20:45
End: 2006-06-27T02:30
Location: Pennsylvania

June 26 to 27, 2006 · NWS CTP · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jun 26, 2:11 PM EST, 6 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 2:11 PM EST, 6 hours 34 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
311 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT/...

NO CHANGES TO FLASH FLOOD WATCHES POSTED FOR THE ENTIRE REGION
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. OVERNIGHT SHIFTS MAY CONSIDER EXTENDING
THEM INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY...AT LEAST ACROSS THE EAST.

35 KT SSE LOW LEVEL JET WILL PUSH NORTH ACROSS THE SUSQ VALLEY
TONIGHT. ENHANCED ISENT LIFT/LLVL THETA-E CONVERGENCE AT THE NOSE OF
THIS WIND MAX WILL HELP TO EXPAND THE AREA OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND
EMBEDDED +TSRA HEADED OUR WAY FROM CENTRAL AND NRN VIRGINIA.
FIRST FLASH FLOOD WARNING OF THE AFTERNOON JUST ISSUED FOR ADAMS AND
YORK COUNTIES WHERE LOCALLY 5-7 INCHES OF RAIN FELL SINCE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

FURTHER WEST...ALONG AND TO THE WEST OF A LINE FROM KJST TO KUNV AND
KELM...I EXPECT TO SEE SLIGHTLY LESS INTENSE AND RAINFALL RATES WITH
A MORE STRATIFORM APPEARANCE...BASED ON A SOMEWHAT COOLER BOUNDARY
LAYER UNDER EXTENSIVE CLOUDS TODAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...

500 MB TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES AND A 595 DM HIGH OFF
OF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WILL CHANNEL MOISTURE NORTH FROM THE
SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC COAST ON TUESDAY. A WEAK SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
RIDING NORTH THROUGH THE APPALACHIANS WILL HELP FOCUS
PRECIPITATION ALL OVER THE FORECAST AREA. JUICY DEWPOINTS AND DEEP
TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN QPF AMOUNTS ON THE ORDER OF
TWO TO THREE INCHES BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL
MOVE EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA ON TUESDAY AND EXIT THE
EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS
OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE CWA SHOULD REMAIN DRY FOR THE
MAJORITY OF WEDNESDAY.

THE UPPER TROUGH WILL SLOWLY MIGRATE EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
WITH MORE SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN AFTERNOON HEATING
ASSISTED BY COOL AIR ALOFT.

THE FLOW OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL BE FROM THE
NORTHWEST ALONG THE BACK SIDE OF THE TROUGH WHICH WILL BE A DRIER
FLOW. EXPECT ONLY WIDELY SCATTERED PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE FIRST
HALF OF THE WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION...

VFR CEILINGS AND VSBYS WERE PRESENT ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN TAF
SITES THIS AFTERNOON...WITH VFR VSBYS AND MVFR CEILINGS ACROSS THE
NW PENN MTNS.

WIDELY SCT IFR CIGS AND VSBYS IN SHRA/TSRA ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA
VALLEY REGION WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AS THE NOSE OF A 35 TO 40
KT LLVL JET PUSHES NORTH FROM VIRGINIA. CONDITIONS WILL APPROACH LOW
LEVEL WIND SHEAR CRITERIA LATER TONIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN
TAF SITES WITH THE WIND MAXIMA LOCATED AT 4-5 KFT AGL...ABOVE A
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST SFC FLOW OF 6-10KT.

WIDESPREAD IFR TO MVFR CIGS AND VSBYS WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH AT LEAST THE MID MORNING TUESDAY...WITH POCKETS OF LIFR
CONDITIONS BETWEEN 07-12Z TUESDAY.

.HYDROLOGY...

WIDESPREAD ONE INCH PLUS QPF IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION
BY 12Z TUESDAY...WITH LOCALIZED 4-5 INCH AMOUNTS ONCE AGAIN LIKELY
ACROSS THE SUSQ VALLEY AND PARTS OF SCENT PENN. THE MAIN QPF AXIS
MAY BEGIN TO SHIFT A BIT MORE /60-80KM/ TO THE WEST THIS EVENING
/COMPARED TO SUNDAY INTO THIS MORNING/ TWD THE GRADIENT OF BEST
DIFFERENTIAL HEATING NEAR THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE THICKER CLOUD
COVER.

&&

.CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-
033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053-056>059-063>066 UNTIL 8 PM
TUESDAY.
&&

SHORT TERM...LAMBERT
LONG TERM...TYBURSKI
AVIATION...LAMBERT

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 3:39 AM EST, 17 hours 6 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
439 AM EDT MON JUN 26 2006

PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-
049>053-056>059-063>066-270845-
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-NORTHERN CLINTON-CLEARFIELD-
NORTHERN CENTRE-SOUTHERN CENTRE-CAMBRIA-BLAIR-HUNTINGDON-MIFFLIN-
JUNIATA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD-FULTON-FRANKLIN-TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-
SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN CLINTON-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-UNION-SNYDER-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-PERRY-DAUPHIN-SCHUYLKILL-LEBANON-
CUMBERLAND-ADAMS-YORK-LANCASTER-
439 AM EDT MON JUN 26 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
TODAY AND TONIGHT.

WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY
HEAVIER AMOUNTS UP TO 4 OR 5 INCHES POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS...PLEASE SEND US YOUR RAINFALL REPORTS...ALONG WITH ANY
FLOODING ALONG STREAMS.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 3:23 PM EST, 5 hours 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
423 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006

PAZ051-052-057-262130-
DAUPHIN-MONTOUR-NORTHUMBERLAND-
423 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT DAUPHIN...MONTOUR AND
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTIES...

AT 417 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES NORTH OF LINGLESTOWN...MOVING NORTH AT
30 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR PILLOW AROUND 430 PM...URBAN
AROUND 435 PM...REBUCK AROUND 440 PM...LECK KILL AROUND 445 PM...
TREVORTON...FERNDALE...FERNDALE...SHAMOKIN AROUND 450 PM...FARNSWORTH
AND STONINGTON AROUND 455 PM.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA INTERSTATES...
I-80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 218 AND 227.

THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...ROUTE 11...ROUTE
209...STATE ROAD 61.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

FORECASTER: TYBURSKI

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 6:05 PM EST, 2 hours 40 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
705 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006

PAZ017-024-270000-
CAMBRIA-CLEARFIELD-
705 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CAMBRIA AND CLEARFIELD
COUNTIES...

AT 703 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE GLENDALE DAM...MOVING NORTH AT 5
MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR COALPORT AROUND 725 PM...IRVONA
AROUND 730 PM AND GLEN HOPE AROUND 750 PM.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL FROM THIS STORM...AND WILL CAUSE WATER TO
POND ON ROADS AND QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

FORECASTER: TYBURSKI

Local storm report, Jun 26, 6:27 PM EST, 2 hours 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
727 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0600 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 NW YORK HAVEN         40.16N 76.78W
06/26/2006                   YORK               PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            CONOWAGO CREEK ROAD CLOSED

&&

LA CORTE

Local storm report, Jun 26, 7:46 PM EST, 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
846 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0837 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SOMERSET                40.01N 79.08W
06/26/2006                   SOMERSET           PA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            18 BASEMENTS REPORTED FLOODED NEAR SOMERSET. ALSO ROUTE
            31 CLOSED JUST WEST OF SOMERSET.

&&

KSL

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 152 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:46 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Lancaster

When: June 26, 8:45 PM EST to June 27, 2:30 AM EST
Where: Lancaster County, Lancaster
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.042, -76.248 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rain caused flash flooding throughout Lancaster County. Numerous roads were closed throughout the county, with over 50 homes reporting basement flooding. One home had a basement wall collapse from the flood waters. In addition, 18 water rescues were performed, and Route 471 was closed due to water flowing over it.

What these are

Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Pennsylvania, June 2006

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5518650.