Pennsylvania Special Weather Statement | Effective 04/09/2026 03:55

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 9 at 6:55AM EDT by NWS State College PA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 9, 2026 - 3:55am
Expires: 
April 9, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description: 
The combination of marginally dry and breezy conditions will create an elevated risk of wildfire spread across most of central Pennsylvania today. Minimum relative humidity values will be around 30 percent with wind gusts from the south between 15 and 25 mph. For more information about wildfire danger and wildfire prevention and education, please visit the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources website at http://dcnr.pa.gov/Communities/Wildfire.
Area Description: 
Elk; Cameron; Northern Clinton; Clearfield; Northern Centre; Southern Centre; Cambria; Blair; Huntingdon; Mifflin; Juniata; Somerset; Bedford; Fulton; Franklin; Northern Lycoming; Sullivan; Southern Clinton; Southern Lycoming; Union; Snyder; Montour; Northumberland; Columbia; Perry; Dauphin; Schuylkill; Lebanon; Cumberland; Adams; York; Lancaster
Forcast Office: 
NWS State College PA