690  
WUUS51 KCTP 201855  
SVRCTP  
PAC001-041-055-133-201945-  
/O.NEW.KCTP.SV.W.0263.260820T1855Z-260820T1945Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA  
255 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
NORTHERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...  
SOUTHWESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...  
EAST CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...  
NORTHWESTERN YORK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...  
 
* UNTIL 345 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 255 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM WALNUT BOTTOM TO NEAR PINE GROVE FURNACE TO  
FAYETTEVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
HAMPTON, DILLSBURG, LAKE MEADE, MOUNT HOLLY SPRINGS, NEW OXFORD,  
EAST BERLIN, CASHTOWN, ASPERS, WALNUT BOTTOM, PINE GROVE FURNACE,  
BIGLERVILLE, AND ARENDTSVILLE.  
 
RADAR HAS INDICATED ROTATION WITHIN THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.  
ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY, TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP  
QUICKLY DURING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 FROM MILE MARKERS 31 TO 36.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
STAY INSIDE A WELL BUILT STRUCTURE AND KEEP AWAY FROM WINDOWS.  
 
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT  
AGENCY. THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
OFFICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4013 7688 4002 7689 3987 7706 3988 7752  
3998 7748 4012 7743  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 261DEG 25KT 4009 7735 3997 7738 3990 7749  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
BOWEN  
 
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