970
WWUS81 KCTP 280541
SPSCTP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
141 AM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
PAZ005-280700-
MCKEAN PA-
141 AM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MCKEAN COUNTY THROUGH 300 AM
EDT...
AT 141 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR BRADFORD TO NEAR KANE TO NEAR JOHNSONBURG.
MOVEMENT WAS EAST NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE 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...
BRADFORD, PORT ALLEGANY, SMETHPORT, BETULA, REW, CORYVILLE, CROSBY,
CYCLONE, MARSHBURG, WESTLINE, KINZUA BRIDGE STATE PARK, MOUNT JEWETT,
ELDRED, LEWIS RUN, CERES, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - BRADFORD, AND
BRADFORD AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
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
THESE STORMS PASS.
LAT...LON 4162 7821 4161 7848 4163 7849 4162 7872
4184 7888 4199 7891 4200 7821
TIME...MOT...LOC 0541Z 251DEG 18KT 4192 7877 4175 7866 4161 7864
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
LAMBERT
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page