Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 9:12PM EDT until July 4 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS State College PA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 4, 2026 - 6:12pm
Expires:
July 4, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
At 912 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Rock Glen to Delano to New Philadelphia, moving east
at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Tamaqua, Shenandoah, Mahanoy City, Mcadoo, Hometown, Tuscarora, New
Philadelphia, Oneida, Grier City-Park Crest, Delano, Nuremburg, and
Sheppton.
This includes Interstate 81 from mile markers 126 to 139.
Instruction:
Stay inside a well built structure and keep away from windows.
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:
Columbia, PA; Schuylkill, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS State College PA
Sender: