Pennsylvania Severe Flood Watch | Effective 08/22/2026 14:12

Headline: 
Flood Watch issued August 22 at 5:12PM EDT until August 23 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS State College PA
Event: 
Flood Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
August 22, 2026 - 2:12pm
Expires: 
August 22, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...A portion of central Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Blair, Cambria, Clearfield and Northern Centre. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of slow-moving showers and thunderstorms will move across the Watch area over the next several hours. Localized rainfall totals exceeding 1.5" are possible and could result in flash flooding for areas that received significant rainfall earlier in the week. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction: 
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Area Description: 
Clearfield; Northern Centre; Cambria; Blair
Forcast Office: 
NWS State College PA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov