NWS State College PAFF.W 0088September 3, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Clinton and Lycoming, PA
The National Weather Service office in State College issued a flash flood warning for Clinton and Lycoming in Pennsylvania, which was in force until 5:15 a.m. local time on September 3. It was the 88th flash flood warning the NWS office in State College issued in 2026. Pennsylvania had 43 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 12 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Pennsylvania's flash flood warnings by year).
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In force for 4.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, State College PA
- Area
- Clinton and Lycoming
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:09 a.m. EDT, September 3, 2026
- Expires
- 5:15 a.m. EDT, September 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCTP FF.W 0088
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania since 2008Every warning type in Pennsylvania
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The notice as issued
FFWCTP The National Weather Service in State College has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Clinton County in north central Pennsylvania... Central Lycoming County in north central Pennsylvania... * Until 515 AM EDT. * At 109 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 6 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Williamsport, Montoursville, Jersey Shore, Muncy, Hughesville, Montgomery, Avis, Duboistown, McElhattan, Cogan Station, Collomsville, Waterville, Little Pine State Park, Trout Run, Elimsport, Cammal, Loyalsockville, Glen Union, Hyner and South Williamsport.
What the agency told people to do
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.
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The record around this notice
- Flash Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania since 2008111 a year
- Every warning type in Pennsylvania
- Flash Flood Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most3,924 a year
- NWS notices, September 20262,824 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels