Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS State College, PA

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
652 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

PAZ057-059-066-272315-
Lancaster PA-Lebanon PA-Dauphin PA-
652 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN LANCASTER...
SOUTHEASTERN DAUPHIN AND LEBANON COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM EDT...

At 651 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Colonial Park, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Harrisburg, Lebanon, Hershey, Colonial Park, Progress, Middletown,
Palmyra, Linglestown, Steelton, Annville, Hummelstown, Cornwall,
Myerstown, Paxtonia, Rutherford, Skyline View, Lawnton, Campbelltown,
Bressler-Enhaut-Oberlin, and Penbrook.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
south central Pennsylvania.

&&

LAT...LON 4021 7628 4019 7679 4020 7682 4022 7684
      4035 7686 4047 7639 4043 7633
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 260DEG 31KT 4029 7677

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

$$

Martin