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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
544 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
PAZ044-047-112215-
LUZERNE PA-LACKAWANNA PA-
544 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN LACKAWANNA AND
NORTHEASTERN LUZERNE COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...
AT 543 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
WEST WYOMING, OR NEAR PITTSTON, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WILKES-BARRE, KINGSTON, PLAINS, OLD FORGE, PITTSTON, PLYMOUTH,
MOOSIC, EXETER, SWOYERSVILLE, AND DURYEA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4134 7605 4141 7590 4143 7583 4123 7555
4108 7588
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 324DEG 24KT 4133 7590
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JTC
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