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WWUS81 KCTP 181922
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
322 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
PAZ066-181945-
LANCASTER PA-
322 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LANCASTER COUNTY
THROUGH 345 PM EDT...
AT 322 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
WILLOW STREET, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
QUARRYVILLE, GAP, WAKEFIELD, SMITHVILLE, CHRISTIANA, GEORGETOWN,
KIRKWOOD, LITTLE BRITAIN, REFTON, AND BUCK.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.
LAT...LON 3973 7624 3996 7627 4001 7596 3996 7599
3987 7599 3987 7600 3985 7602 3981 7603
3980 7605 3976 7606 3976 7608 3973 7610
3974 7611 3972 7614
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 274DEG 36KT 3988 7616
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
MARTIN
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