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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
152 PM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
PAZ063-065-271830-
YORK PA-CUMBERLAND PA-
152 PM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN YORK AND EAST
CENTRAL CUMBERLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM EDT...
AT 152 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
MECHANICSBURG, MOVING EAST AT 15 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...
HARRISBURG, LOWER ALLEN, MECHANICSBURG, CAMP HILL, NEW CUMBERLAND,
LEMOYNE, BOILING SPRINGS, WORMLEYSBURG, DILLSBURG, SHIREMANSTOWN,
SIDDONSBURG, LEWISBERRY, CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT, MESSIAH COLLEGE, AND
SKI ROUNDTOP SKI AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
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 4014 7717 4026 7690 4024 7687 4012 7681
4007 7715
TIME...MOT...LOC 1752Z 256DEG 15KT 4012 7708
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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