Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS State College, PA
Issued by NWS State College, PA
051 WWUS81 KCTP 220321 SPSCTP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service State College PA 1121 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024 PAZ059-066-220345- Lancaster PA-Lebanon PA- 1121 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LANCASTER AND SOUTHEASTERN LEBANON COUNTIES THROUGH 1145 PM EDT... At 1120 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lebanon, moving southeast at 25 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... Lebanon, Ephrata, Cornwall, Myerstown, Denver, Reamstown, Pleasant Hill, Sand Hill, Newmanstown, Lebanon South, Cleona, Adamstown, Avon, Richland, Brickerville, Terre Hill, Schaefferstown, Quentin, Kleinfeltersville, and Bowmansville. 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. && LAT...LON 4010 7599 4031 7649 4041 7645 4038 7625 4036 7623 4036 7620 4031 7614 4019 7595 TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 290DEG 20KT 4032 7636 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Martin