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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
546 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

PAZ044-072-302215-
Southern Wayne PA-Lackawanna PA-
546 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL LACKAWANNA AND
SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...

At 545 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Elmhurst, or 8 miles east of Scranton, moving northeast at 25 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, Dunmore, Archbald, Blakely, Dickson City, Olyphant, Jessup,
Throop, Moscow, and South Canaan.

This includes the following highway exits...
 Pennsylvania Interstate 81 between 186 and 190.
 Interstate 84 between 1 and 17.
 Interstate 380 between 20 and 24.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 4141 7566 4145 7564 4158 7540 4142 7524
      4137 7526 4137 7533 4138 7534 4137 7535
      4134 7534 4128 7553
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 235DEG 23KT 4138 7551

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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