Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS State College, PA
Issued by NWS State College, PA
240 WWUS81 KCTP 220328 SPSCTP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service State College PA 1128 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024 PAZ028-050-052-056>059-063-065-066-220430- Perry PA-Lancaster PA-York PA-Northumberland PA-Cumberland PA- Lebanon PA-Juniata PA-Dauphin PA-Snyder PA-Schuylkill PA- 1128 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN LANCASTER...SOUTHWESTERN SCHUYLKILL...SOUTHERN NORTHUMBERLAND...DAUPHIN...NORTH CENTRAL YORK...CENTRAL JUNIATA...SOUTHEASTERN SNYDER...NORTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND...PERRY AND LEBANON COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 AM EDT... At 1126 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Selinsgrove to 18 miles northwest of Linglestown to near Lewistown. Movement was southeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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, Lower Allen, Hershey, Ephrata, Colonial Park, Elizabethtown, Sunbury, Progress, Lititz, Mechanicsburg, Middletown, Camp Hill, Mount Joy, Palmyra, New Cumberland, Linglestown, Enola, Steelton, and Selinsgrove. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Very heavy rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 4001 7665 4050 7761 4061 7701 4085 7681 4058 7601 4058 7604 4053 7617 4049 7644 4037 7625 4036 7620 4031 7614 4019 7595 TIME...MOT...LOC 0326Z 298DEG 43KT 4076 7680 4059 7695 4050 7746 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Martin