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WFUS51 KCTP 202029
TORCTP
PAC071-202100-
/O.NEW.KCTP.TO.W.0026.260820T2029Z-260820T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
429 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL LANCASTER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
* UNTIL 500 PM EDT.
* AT 428 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER MOUNTVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
COLUMBIA, MILLERSVILLE, AND LANCASTER AROUND 430 PM EDT.
EAST PETERSBURG AND WILLOW STREET AROUND 440 PM EDT.
LEOLA AND LEACOCK AROUND 450 PM EDT.
BAREVILLE AROUND 500 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
SMOKETOWN, WASHINGTON BORO, GORDONVILLE, BIRD-IN-HAND, AND CONESTOGA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3993 7645 3995 7648 3997 7650 3999 7650
4003 7653 4015 7617 3998 7608 3993 7643
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 253DEG 21KT 4000 7645
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
BOWEN
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