Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Binghamton, NY
Issued by NWS Binghamton, NY
580 WWUS81 KBGM 302205 SPSBGM Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Binghamton NY 605 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 PAZ044-047-302230- Luzerne PA-Lackawanna PA- 605 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN LACKAWANNA AND EASTERN LUZERNE COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT... At 605 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Penobscot, or 7 miles southeast of Wilkes-Barre, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Dunmore, Kingston, Nanticoke, Plains, Old Forge, Pittston, Plymouth, and Moosic. This includes the following highway exits... Interstate 80 between 262 and 273. Pennsylvania Interstate 81 between 151A and B and 186. Interstate 84 near 4. Interstate 380 between 20 and 24. Interstate 476 between 105 and 115. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 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 4097 7603 4122 7606 4142 7562 4128 7544 4126 7545 4122 7552 4122 7555 4112 7563 4112 7565 4113 7567 4113 7570 4109 7577 4104 7577 TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 248DEG 36KT 4115 7582 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ JTC