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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
322 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

PAZ019-027-028-045-046-049>053-056>058-280815-
Southern Lycoming PA-Union PA-Juniata PA-Dauphin PA-Snyder PA-
Southern Centre PA-Columbia PA-Perry PA-Southern Clinton PA-
Northumberland PA-Montour PA-Mifflin PA-Schuylkill PA-
322 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHUMBERLAND...NORTHERN
DAUPHIN...EAST CENTRAL CENTRE...SNYDER...COLUMBIA...UNION...
NORTHEASTERN PERRY...SOUTHEASTERN CLINTON...SCHUYLKILL...NORTHEASTERN
MIFFLIN...NORTHEASTERN JUNIATA...MONTOUR AND SOUTHEASTERN LYCOMING
COUNTIES THROUGH 415 AM EDT...

At 320 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking the leading edge of a
multiple county area of strong thunderstorms along a line extending
from near Williamsport to Danville to Shamokin to 17 miles southwest
of Kulpmont. Movement was east northeast at 20 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...
Bloomsburg, Pottsville, Berwick, Sunbury, Shamokin, Milton, Mount
Carmel, Lewisburg, Selinsgrove, Schuylkill Haven, Shenandoah,
Danville, Montoursville, Minersville, Mahanoy City, Frackville,
Northumberland, Mifflinburg, St. Clair, and Kulpmont.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Very heavy rainfall, falling at the rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour
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.

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
these storms pass.

&&

LAT...LON 4055 7626 4053 7649 4056 7654 4052 7660
      4051 7667 4053 7718 4065 7734 4080 7746
      4107 7743 4132 7667 4117 7630 4113 7627
      4114 7623 4103 7623 4095 7621 4090 7604
      4091 7600 4086 7597
TIME...MOT...LOC 0720Z 252DEG 18KT 4112 7707 4097 7669 4073 7654 4057
7661

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

Lambert