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WWUS81 KCTP 272217
SPSCTP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
617 PM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
PAZ041-042-046-051>053-272300-
COLUMBIA PA-SOUTHERN LYCOMING PA-SULLIVAN PA-NORTHUMBERLAND PA-
NORTHERN LYCOMING PA-MONTOUR PA-
617 PM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL NORTHUMBERLAND
NORTH CENTRAL MONTOUR...SOUTHEASTERN LYCOMING...NORTHERN COLUMBIA AND
SOUTHERN SULLIVAN COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT...
AT 617 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11
MILES EAST OF MONTOURSVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PENNY 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...
MUNCY, HUGHESVILLE, MONTGOMERY, ROHRSBURG, IOLA, JAMISON CITY,
WALLER, LAIRDSVILLE, RICKETTS GLEN STATE PARK, CENTRAL, FAIRMOUNT
SPGS, BIGGERTOWN, MUNCY VALLEY, DELAWARE RUN, MILLVILLE, BENTON,
PICTURE ROCKS, AND STILLWATER.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.
LAT...LON 4111 7629 4112 7687 4127 7686 4138 7670
4139 7628 4137 7628 4131 7631 4120 7632
4116 7629
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 270DEG 24KT 4121 7671
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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