408  
WWUS51 KCTP 161731  
SVSCTP  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA  
131 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025  
 
PAC009-021-111-161800-  
/O.CON.KCTP.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250316T1800Z/  
BEDFORD PA-CAMBRIA PA-SOMERSET PA-  
131 PM EDT SUN MAR 16 2025  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT  
FOR WESTERN BEDFORD...WESTERN CAMBRIA AND SOMERSET COUNTIES...  
 
AT 130 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM BLAIRSVILLE TO SOMERSET TO NEAR GRANTSVILLE, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
ACOSTA, SALIX-BEAUTY LINE PARK, MUNDYS CORNER, NORTHERN CAMBRIA,  
BELMONT, JOHNSTOWN, ELIM, CENTRAL CITY, BUFFALO MILLS, FRIEDENS,  
SALISBURY, AND CASSELMAN.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE FROM MILE MARKERS 100 TO 138.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL  
AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.  
 
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY  
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE  
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.  
 
STAY INSIDE A WELL BUILT STRUCTURE AND KEEP AWAY FROM WINDOWS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3972 7935 3997 7921 4011 7923 4012 7921  
4012 7917 4016 7916 4018 7913 4036 7900  
4072 7880 4024 7861 3972 7862  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 222DEG 48KT 4041 7922 4002 7917 3971 7926  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
BANGHOFF  
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