Severe Thunderstorm Warning 249, NWS State College, PA

Issued

Aug 18, 2021, 6:13 PM EDT (22:13 UTC)

Expired

Aug 18, 2021, 7:00 PM EDT

In force

47 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, Dauphin County, PA, Lancaster County, PA, Perry County, PA, York County, PA

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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670 
WUUS51 KCTP 182213
SVRCTP
PAC001-041-043-071-099-133-182300-
/O.NEW.KCTP.SV.W.0249.210818T2213Z-210818T2300Z/

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

The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  West central Lancaster County in south central Pennsylvania...
  Eastern Adams County in south central Pennsylvania...
  York County in south central Pennsylvania...
  Southern Dauphin County in south central Pennsylvania...
  Northeastern Cumberland County in south central Pennsylvania...
  East central Perry County in south central Pennsylvania...

* Until 700 PM EDT.

* At 612 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Shermansdale to Hogestown to near Dillsburg to
  near Lake Meade to Hampton to near McSherrystown to near Lake
  Heritage to Emmitsburg, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Hanover, Mechanicsburg, Camp Hill, East Berlin, Shiremanstown, 
  Siddonsburg, Wertzville, Hogestown, Dillsburg and New Kingstown 
  around 620 PM EDT.
  New Cumberland, Lemoyne, Steelton, Enola, Lower Allen, Harrisburg, 
  Progress, Marysville, Rockville and Penbrook around 630 PM EDT.
  Middletown, Linglestown, Parkville, York, Hummelstown, Colonial 
  Park, Weigelstown, West York, Shiloh and Royalton around 640 PM 
  EDT.
  Hershey, Dallastown, Spry, Elizabethtown, Codorus, 
  Stonybrook-Wilshire, Yorklyn, Skyline View, Yoe and Jacobus around 
  650 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include York
Haven, Three Mile Island, Dauphin, Glenville, Loganville, New Salem,
Lewisberry, Goldsboro, Newberrytown and Seven Valleys.

This includes the following Interstates...
 The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 227 to 258.
 Interstate 81 from mile markers 51 to 81.
 Interstate 83 from mile markers 0 to 50.
 Interstate 283 from mile markers 0 to 2.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3979 7715 4014 7712 4021 7714 4035 7726
      4050 7669 4022 7658 4010 7658 3983 7653
      3972 7657 3972 7731
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 257DEG 30KT 4031 7712 4023 7705 4016 7703 4005
7704 3992 7706 3981 7706 3974 7722 3972 7733

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.