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WWUS81 KCTP 130138
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
938 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
PAZ058-130230-
SCHUYLKILL PA-
938 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SCHUYLKILL COUNTY THROUGH 1030
PM EDT...
AT 937 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
MINERSVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
POTTSVILLE, TAMAQUA, SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, SHENANDOAH, MINERSVILLE,
MAHANOY CITY, FRACKVILLE, ST. CLAIR, ASHLAND, ORWIGSBURG, MCADOO,
PINE GROVE, PORT CARBON, TREMONT, GIRARDVILLE, HOMETOWN, TUSCARORA,
NEW PHILADELPHIA, ONEIDA, AND FRIEDENSBURG.
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.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4070 7581 4064 7598 4057 7602 4058 7607
4053 7617 4052 7626 4052 7634 4050 7640
4050 7641 4068 7651 4093 7612 4090 7604
4091 7600 4081 7589 4073 7576
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 242DEG 26KT 4067 7640
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
MARTIN
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