Pennsylvania Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/04/2026 16:50

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 7:50PM EDT until July 4 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS State College PA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 4, 2026 - 4:50pm
Expires: 
July 4, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description: 
At 750 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Fredericksburg to Womelsdorf to Brickerville, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Ephrata, Lititz, Mount Joy, Manheim, Cornwall, Denver, Newmanstown, Richland, Brickerville, Schaefferstown, Kleinfeltersville, and Reinholds. This includes The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 266 to 282.
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
Forcast Office: 
NWS State College PA