Centre County remains under a flood watch until early Sunday. Here’s what we know

A week after Centre County was battered by heavy rains from Tropical Cyclone Debby, the county is again under a flood watch issued by the National Weather Service .

A portion of central Pennsylvania — including Centre County and six other counties — is under a flood watch until 2 a.m. Sunday. According to the NWS, slow-moving thunderstorms could result in excessive runoff that might lead to the flooding of rivers, creeks, streams and other flood-prone locations.

A small part of north-central Centre County was also under a flash flood warning for about two hours Saturday, but that advisory officially ended at 2:45 p.m.

Still, that doesn’t mean Centre County has escaped flooding just yet. A “flood watch” means conditions are favorable for flooding and flooding remains possible, compared to the more-serious “flood warning” that denotes flooding is already happening or imminent.

And, according to the NWS, flash flooding could result in some areas — where Debby’s impact was greatest — with less than an inch of rain in one hour.

Last week, at different times, Centre County was under both a flood watch and flood warning. On Saturday, part of the county was under a flash flood warning while the entire county remains under a flood watch.

On Friday, the NWS forecast that State College would receive 2.14 inches of rainfall in a 72-hour period, through 8 a.m. Monday.