Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS State College, PA
Issued by NWS State College, PA
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550 WWUS81 KCTP 201854 SPSCTP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service State College PA 254 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2024 PAZ006-037-201945- Potter PA-Tioga PA- 254 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN POTTER AND NORTHWESTERN TIOGA COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT... At 253 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 18 miles northwest of Wellsboro, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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... Elkland, Westfield, Lawrenceville, Harrison Valley, Knoxville, and Osceola. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Very heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. 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. If on or near an area lake, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. && LAT...LON 4192 7713 4184 7757 4191 7770 4200 7769 4200 7712 TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 248DEG 17KT 4197 7750 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Lambert