Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 7:00PM EDT until July 5 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS State College PA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 5, 2026 - 4:00pm
Expires:
July 5, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description:
At 700 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Carlisle,
moving northeast at 20 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...
Carlisle, Mechanicsburg, Plainfield, Schlusser, Boiling Springs,
Shiremanstown, New Kingstown, Carlisle Springs, Wertzville,
Hogestown, and Penn State Dickinson School Of Law.
This includes the following Interstates...
The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 219 to 238.
Interstate 81 from mile markers 41 to 59.
Instruction:
Stay inside a well built structure and keep away from windows.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
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; Perry, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS State College PA
Sender: