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WWUS81 KCTP 042159
SPSCTP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
559 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
PAZ024-025-042230-
BLAIR PA-CAMBRIA PA-
559 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL BLAIR AND CENTRAL
CAMBRIA COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...
AT 559 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
NANTY-GLO, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EBENSBURG, NANTY-GLO, PATTON, CRESSON, GALLITZIN, VINCO, LORETTO,
LILLY, CARROLLTOWN, SANKERTOWN, BELSANO, MUNDYS CORNER, COLVER,
VINTONDALE, TUNNELHILL, CHEST SPRINGS, CASSANDRA, ALLEGHENY PORTAGE
RAILROAD NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY, AND MT.
ALOYSIUS COLLEGE.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.
LAT...LON 4039 7898 4048 7892 4058 7887 4064 7860
4043 7849 4037 7894
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 245DEG 27KT 4050 7887
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
BEATY
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