Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 7:32PM EDT until July 4 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS State College PA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 4, 2026 - 4:32pm
Expires:
July 4, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description:
At 732 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Fort Indiantown Gap to Avon to Manheim, moving east at
30 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Lebanon, Ephrata, Lititz, Mount Joy, Palmyra, Manheim, Annville,
Cornwall, Myerstown, Denver, Campbelltown, and Pleasant Hill.
This includes the following Interstates...
The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 259 to 282.
Interstate 78 from mile markers 0 to 8.
Interstate 81 from mile markers 82 to 104.
Instruction:
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
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:
Lancaster, PA; Lebanon, PA; Schuylkill, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS State College PA
Sender: