843
WWUS51 KCTP 280040
SVSCTP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
840 PM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
PAC037-093-280130-
/O.CON.KCTP.SV.W.0291.000000T0000Z-260828T0130Z/
COLUMBIA PA-MONTOUR PA-
840 PM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL COLUMBIA AND SOUTHEASTERN MONTOUR COUNTIES...
AT 839 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER RUPERT, MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH. RADAR HAS DETECTED SOME ROTATION IN THIS STORM.
WHILE NOT IMMINENT, A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLOOMSBURG, BERWICK, DANVILLE, RIVERSIDE, CATAWISSA, MIFFLINVILLE,
LIGHTSTREET, ALMEDIA, FERNVILLE, MECHANICSVILLE, BUCKHORN, AND
JERSEYTOWN.
FOR THOSE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 80, THIS INCLUDES AREAS BETWEEN THE
DANVILLE AND NESCOPEK EXITS, SPECIFICALLY FROM MILE MARKERS 225 TO
247.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
STAY INSIDE A WELL BUILT STRUCTURE AND KEEP AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 4091 7626 4090 7656 4094 7656 4094 7660
4096 7663 4100 7663 4111 7658 4115 7629
4113 7627 4114 7623 4103 7623 4095 7621
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 269DEG 22KT 4098 7652
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
DANGELO
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