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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
105 AM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
PAZ005-006-280600-
MCKEAN PA-POTTER PA-
105 AM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN MCKEAN AND
NORTHWESTERN POTTER COUNTIES THROUGH 200 AM EDT...
AT 104 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
OLEAN, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
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...
SHINGLEHOUSE, ELDRED, OSWAYO, AND CERES.
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.
PERSONS IN CAMPGROUNDS SHOULD CONSIDER SEEKING STURDY SHELTER UNTIL
THIS STORM PASSES.
LAT...LON 4200 7796 4193 7791 4192 7850 4197 7859
4200 7858
TIME...MOT...LOC 0504Z 259DEG 24KT 4200 7844
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
LAMBERT
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