Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS State College, PA
NWS State College, PA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 20, 2026, 4:01 PM EDT for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 20, 2026, 4:01 PM EDT (20:01 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2026, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS State College, PA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Lancaster County, PA
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 12:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The office that day
Everything else NWS State College, PA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 11:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Bedford | 24 min |
| May 20, 12:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Bedford | 30 min |
| May 20, 12:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Fulton | 30 min |
| May 20, 1:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Franklin, Fulton | 42 min |
| May 20, 1:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Franklin | 47 min |
| May 20, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Dauphin, Lebanon, Schuylkill | 48 min |
| May 20, 3:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | York | 41 min |
| May 20, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Lancaster | 35 min |
| May 20, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lancaster, York | 38 min |
| May 20, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CTP | Lancaster | 44 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.