Pennsylvania Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/04/2026 15:37

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 6:37PM EDT until July 4 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS State College PA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 4, 2026 - 3:37pm
Expires: 
July 4, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description: 
SVRCTP The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Cumberland County in south central Pennsylvania... Southern Dauphin County in south central Pennsylvania... West central Lancaster County in south central Pennsylvania... Southwestern Lebanon County in south central Pennsylvania... East central Perry County in south central Pennsylvania... Northwestern York County in south central Pennsylvania... * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 637 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Wertzville to Mechanicsburg to Boiling Springs, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Law enforcement. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Harrisburg, Lower Allen, Hershey, Colonial Park, Elizabethtown, Progress, Mechanicsburg, Middletown, Camp Hill, Palmyra, New Cumberland, and Linglestown. This includes the following Interstates... The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 228 to 258. Interstate 81 from mile markers 51 to 85. Interstate 83 from mile markers 29 to 50. Interstate 283 from mile markers 0 to 2.
Instruction: 
Stay inside a well built structure and keep away from windows. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these severe thunderstorms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Area Description: 
Cumberland, PA; Dauphin, PA; Lancaster, PA; Lebanon, PA; Perry, PA; York, PA
Forcast Office: 
NWS State College PA