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WWUS81 KCTP 272156
SPSCTP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
556 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2026
PAZ024-033-272230-
SOMERSET PA-CAMBRIA PA-
556 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL SOMERSET AND
SOUTHWESTERN CAMBRIA COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...
AT 555 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
NANTY-GLO, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. OTHER STORMS WERE NEARBY THIS
STORM.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...
JOHNSTOWN, WESTMONT, WINDBER, BELMONT, NANTY-GLO, PORTAGE, GEISTOWN,
SOUTHMONT, VINCO, DALE, EAST CONEMAUGH, SALIX-BEAUTY LINE PARK,
BEAVERDALE-LLOYDELL, PAINT, SOUTH FORK, SCALP LEVEL, SIDMAN, ST.
MICHAEL, DAISYTOWN, AND EHRENFELD.
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.
LAT...LON 4036 7900 4041 7897 4053 7889 4039 7864
4019 7884 4035 7901
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 310DEG 16KT 4044 7895
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
MARTIN
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