New Flooding Alerts Issued for Clinton County, Including Bald Eagle Creek
STATE COLLEGE – The National Weather Service has provided more updates on the increasing flood threats in central Pennsylvania, specifically Bald Eagle Creek and also along parts of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River.
City manager Greg Wilson said at Monday night’s city council meeting the city is monitoring the west branch situation and will make a decision overnight as to whether to erect the flood gates, three in number, to protect Lock Haven from flooding.
The alerts from the NWS:
River Flood Warning for Clinton County, Pennsylvania
From 3:00 a.m. EDT, Tue Sep 11 until 5:18 a.m. EDT, Wed Sep 12
Action Recommended: Avoid the subject event as per the instructions
Issued by: State College – PA, US, National Weather Service,
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE, PA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA AT LOCK HAVEN * FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE TUESDAY NIGHT…OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS…16.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE TONIGHT AND CREST NEAR 24.0 FEET BY EARLY AFTERNOON TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW NIGHT. * AT 25.0 FEET…NUMEROUS HOMES AND BUSINESSES WOULD BE FLOODED IF THE LEVEE SYSTEM WAS NOT IN PLACE. APPROXIMATE LEVEL OF THE FEMA 10% ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD LEVEL (10-YEAR FLOOD). &&
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…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE, PA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN PENNSYLVANIA… WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA AT RENOVO WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA AT LOCK HAVEN WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA AT WILLIAMSPORT WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA AT MUNCY WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA AT MONTGOMERY WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA AT WATSONTOWN WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA AT WEST MILTON WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA AT LEWISBURG …FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN PENNSYLVANIA… BALD EAGLE CREEK NEAR BEECH CREEK STATION PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… SAFETY MESSAGE…NEVER DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!! THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. MOST DEATHS THAT OCCUR DURING FLOODING ARE RELATED TO VEHICLES TRYING TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. AN UPDATE TO THIS PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED BY TOMORROW MORNING. &&
Other Alerts in the Vicinity
Until 10:43am EDT, Tue Sep 11
Action Recommended: Avoid the subject event as per the instructions
Issued by: State College – PA, US, National Weather Service,
…FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY… THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BALD EAGLE CREEK NEAR BEECH CREEK STATION * AT 10 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS…13.8 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * THE CREEK WILL CREST NEAR 14.0 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THEN BEGIN FALLING. * AT 14.0 FEET…HOMES IN THE COTTAGE AREA ARE CUTOFF BY HIGH WATER FROM BALD EAGLE CREEK. &&
