Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 8:43PM EDT until July 4 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS State College PA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 4, 2026 - 5:43pm
Expires:
July 4, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
SVRCTP
The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Columbia County in central Pennsylvania...
Northeastern Dauphin County in south central Pennsylvania...
Southeastern Montour County in central Pennsylvania...
Southeastern Northumberland County in central Pennsylvania...
Schuylkill County in central Pennsylvania...
* Until 1000 PM EDT.
* At 842 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Lightstreet to Knoebels Grove to Williamstown,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Bloomsburg, Pottsville, Berwick, Shamokin, Tamaqua, Mount Carmel,
Schuylkill Haven, Shenandoah, Danville, Minersville, Mahanoy City,
and Frackville.
For those driving on Interstate 80, this includes areas between the
Danville and Nescopek exits, specifically from mile markers 228 to
247.
This includes Interstate 81 from mile markers 102 to 139.
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:
Columbia, PA; Dauphin, PA; Montour, PA; Northumberland, PA; Schuylkill, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS State College PA
Sender: