Severe Thunderstorm Warning 244, NWS State College, PA

Issued

Aug 18, 2021, 5:10 PM EDT (21:10 UTC)

Expired

Aug 18, 2021, 5:45 PM EDT

In force

35 min

Issued by

NWS State College, PA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Possible

Hail

0.75 in

Wind

60.0 mph

Counties Adams County, PA, Cumberland County, PA, Franklin County, PA, Perry County, PA, York County, PA

The State College radar (KCCX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WUUS51 KCTP 182110
SVRCTP
PAC001-041-055-099-133-182145-
/O.NEW.KCTP.SV.W.0244.210818T2110Z-210818T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service State College PA
510 PM EDT Wed Aug 18 2021

The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Adams County in south central Pennsylvania...
  Northwestern York County in south central Pennsylvania...
  Southeastern Franklin County in south central Pennsylvania...
  Cumberland County in south central Pennsylvania...
  Perry County in south central Pennsylvania...

* Until 545 PM EDT.

* At 510 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Newville to Walnut Bottom to near Scotland to
  Mont Alto to Rouzerville, moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Carlisle, Schlusser, Plainfield, Bloserville, Loysville and 
  Colonel Denning State Park around 520 PM EDT.
  Mount Holly Springs, Duncannon, Boiling Springs, Carlisle Springs, 
  New Kingstown, Newport, New Bloomfield, Shermansdale and Lake 
  Meade around 530 PM EDT.
  Camp Hill, Mechanicsburg, Enola, Lower Allen, Lemoyne, Harrisburg, 
  New Cumberland, Siddonsburg, Marysville and West Fairview around 
  540 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Arendtsville, Gardners, Heidlersburg, Biglerville, Millerstown,
Lewisberry, Idaville, McKnightstown, Bendersville and Hunterstown.

This includes the following Interstates...
 The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 202 to 242.
 Interstate 81 from mile markers 28 to 65.
 Interstate 83 from mile markers 38 to 42.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for south central
and central Pennsylvania.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3979 7758 4004 7747 4015 7762 4055 7720
      4056 7717 4059 7716 4063 7695 4059 7696
      4057 7699 4047 7695 4042 7702 4038 7703
      4036 7700 4036 7694 4032 7691 4029 7692
      4022 7686 3991 7682 3972 7745 3972 7758
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 223DEG 72KT 4015 7750 4009 7742 3997 7748 3984
7753 3974 7754

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Jurewicz

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2021Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2021

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.