Flash Flood Watch
Issued by NWS State College, PA
Issued by NWS State College, PA
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WGUS61 KCTP 151654
FFACTP
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service State College PA
1254 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026
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Cambria-Blair-Huntingdon-Somerset-Bedford-Fulton-Franklin-
Including the cities of Johnstown, Altoona, Bedford, McConnellsburg,
Chambersburg, Huntingdon, Somerset, and Mount Union
1254 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...A portion of central Pennsylvania, including the following
counties, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon and
Somerset.
* WHEN...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain are expected over the
Laurel Highlands and south-central mountains on Sunday morning
and perhaps again in the late afternoon and early evening. Places
that have received heavy rain recently will be most susceptible
to flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
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Dangelo