Tornado Warning 30, NWS State College, PA

Issued

Jun 11, 2011, 6:58 PM EDT (22:58 UTC)

Expired

Jun 11, 2011, 7:45 PM EDT

In force

47 min

Issued by

NWS State College, PA

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Lebanon County, PA

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411 
WFUS51 KCTP 112258
TORCTP
PAC075-112345-
/O.NEW.KCTP.TO.W.0030.110611T2258Z-110611T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
658 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL LEBANON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 745 PM EDT

* AT 654 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE STORM
  CONTAINING THE POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS NEAR CLEONA...MOVING EAST AT 15
  MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  FREDERICKSBURG AROUND 705 PM EDT...
  SAND HILL AND LEBANON AROUND 710 PM EDT...
  MYERSTOWN AROUND 735 PM EDT...
  RICHLAND AND KLEINFELTERSVILLE AROUND 740 PM EDT...

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY.

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA INTERSTATES...
I-78 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 8...I-81 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 88 AND
89.

THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...ROUTE 22...ROUTE
422...STATE ROAD 501.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.

TAKE COVER INSIDE NOW. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF A STURDY BUILDING. PUT AS
MANY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE OUTSIDE AS YOU CAN. AVOID WINDOWS.
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4029 7629 4030 7642 4033 7658 4039 7657
      4044 7654 4047 7643 4047 7639 4037 7623
      4036 7624 4031 7624
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 278DEG 14KT 4037 7648

$$

FORECASTER: LAMBERT/KREKELER/GARTNER

469 
WWUS51 KCTP 112330
SVSCTP

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
730 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

PAC075-112345-
/O.CON.KCTP.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110611T2345Z/
LEBANON PA-
730 PM EDT SAT JUN 11 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
LEBANON COUNTY...

AT 728 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION THAT MAY BE PRODUCING A
TORNADO. THIS STORM THAT MAY BE PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LEBANON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MYERSTOWN AROUND 740 PM EDT...
KLEINFELTERSVILLE AND RICHLAND AROUND 745 PM EDT...

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS...ROUTE 422...STATE ROAD
501.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

&&

LAT...LON 4029 7629 4030 7642 4032 7652 4033 7658
      4037 7648 4038 7641 4039 7636 4038 7625
      4037 7623 4036 7624 4031 7624
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 295DEG 12KT 4031 7639

$$

FORECASTER: LAMBERT

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