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WWUS81 KBGM 040025
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
825 PM EDT THU SEP 3 2026
PAZ044-047-040115-
LUZERNE PA-LACKAWANNA PA-
825 PM EDT THU SEP 3 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LACKAWANNA AND
NORTHEASTERN LUZERNE COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM EDT...
AT 824 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
LUZERNE, OR NEAR WILKES-BARRE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 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, NANTICOKE, PLAINS, PITTSTON, PLYMOUTH,
EXETER, SWOYERSVILLE, WEST PITTSTON, AND EDWARDSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
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 4127 7615 4139 7602 4138 7600 4124 7550
4122 7552 4122 7555 4112 7563 4112 7565
4113 7568 4110 7573
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 299DEG 23KT 4131 7594
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
MJM
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