236  
WFUS51 KCTP 181847  
TORCTP  
PAC047-181915-  
/O.NEW.KCTP.TO.W.0019.260718T1847Z-260718T1915Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA  
247 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
CENTRAL ELK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...  
 
* UNTIL 315 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 247 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED OVER RIDGWAY, MOVING EAST AT 25 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...  
JOHNSONBURG AND RIDGWAY AROUND 250 PM EDT.  
ST. MARYS AROUND 300 PM EDT.  
 
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 4146 7883 4152 7879 4150 7851 4139 7856  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 277DEG 23KT 4147 7877  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 
 
 
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