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WFUS51 KCTP 181638
TORCTP
PAC009-111-181715-
/O.NEW.KCTP.TO.W.0017.260718T1638Z-260718T1715Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1238 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL BEDFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
EAST CENTRAL SOMERSET COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
* UNTIL 115 PM EDT.
* AT 1238 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL CITY, MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BEDFORD AND CESSNA AROUND 1250 PM EDT.
EVERETT AROUND 100 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
SCHELLSBURG, NEW PARIS, AND MANNS CHOICE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE FROM MILE MARKERS 140 TO 154.
INTERSTATE 99 FROM MILE MARKERS 0 TO 6.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 4008 7883 4010 7885 4015 7884 4019 7879
4012 7830 3996 7841
TIME...MOT...LOC 1638Z 286DEG 36KT 4012 7872
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
LAMBERT
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