Severe Thunderstorm Warning 248, NWS State College, PA

Issued

Aug 18, 2021, 5:38 PM EDT (21:38 UTC)

Expired

Aug 18, 2021, 6:15 PM EDT

In force

37 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, York County, PA

The State College radar (KCCX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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718 
WUUS51 KCTP 182138
SVRCTP
PAC001-041-133-182215-
/O.NEW.KCTP.SV.W.0248.210818T2138Z-210818T2215Z/

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

The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a

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

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 538 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast
  of Shippensburg, moving northeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Pine Grove Furnace, Walnut Bottom and Aspers around 550 PM EDT.
  Mount Holly Springs and Plainfield around 600 PM EDT.
  Carlisle, Boiling Springs, Schlusser, New Kingstown, Dillsburg, 
  Carlisle Springs and Hogestown around 610 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include
Franklintown, Lewisberry, Idaville, York Springs, Gardners,
Bendersville, Messiah College, Penn State Dickinson School Of Law and
Ski Roundtop Ski Area.

This includes the following Interstates...
 The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 220 to 239.
 Interstate 81 from mile markers 26 to 59.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

Very heavy rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3995 7747 3998 7746 4001 7750 4003 7752
      4029 7718 4030 7703 4010 7679 3990 7747
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 229DEG 32KT 3998 7742 

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.