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WWUS81 KCTP 181608
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1208 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
PAZ004-181715-
WARREN PA-
1208 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WARREN COUNTY THROUGH 115 PM
EDT...
AT 1207 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 24
MILES NORTH OF OIL CITY, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE 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...
WARREN, SHEFFIELD, COLUMBUS, YOUNGSVILLE, RUSSELL, SPRING CREEK,
SCANDIA, LOTTSVILLE, GRAND VALLEY, WARREN SOUTH, GARLAND, KINZUA DAM,
CHAPMAN STATE PARK, TIDIOUTE, SUGAR GROVE, STARBRICK, CLARENDON, AND
BEAR LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
VERY 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 4200 7892 4195 7891 4183 7893 4183 7895
4177 7895 4162 7897 4163 7926 4167 7961
4199 7961
TIME...MOT...LOC 1607Z 275DEG 27KT 4179 7970
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
MARTIN
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