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WGUS71 KCTP 210605

FFSCTP



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA

201 AM EDT FRI JUL 21 2006



PAC117-210845-

TIOGA PA-

201 AM EDT FRI JUL 21 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM EDT FOR TIOGA

COUNTY...



AT 156 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THAT A 

THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING TO THE EAST OUT OF 

NORTHERN TIOGA COUNTY. SOME FLOODING HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN 

ELKLAND AND NEARBY AREAS. 



MOST OF THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...AND ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN A HALF OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT.  



WHILE THE HEAVIEST OF THE RAIN IS OVER...FLOODING IS STILL POSSIBLE 

AS THE RAINFALL FROM EARLIER MAKES IT INTO THE STREAMS AND 

CREEKS...ESPECIALLY PLACES ALONG THE COWANESQUE RIVER.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

ELKLAND...KEENEYVILLE...MILLERTON...TIOGA JUNCTION AND WESTFIELD.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



LAT...LON 4201 7765 4182 7763 4183 7690 4201 7692



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FORECASTER: DANGELO

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