820  
WWUS81 KCTP 172203  
SPSCTP  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA  
603 PM EDT THU SEP 17 2026  
 
PAZ050>053-058-172300-  
COLUMBIA PA-NORTHUMBERLAND PA-MONTOUR PA-SNYDER PA-SCHUYLKILL PA-  
603 PM EDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL SCHUYLKILL
 
 
NORTHUMBERLAND...NORTHEASTERN SNYDER...SOUTHERN MONTOUR AND SOUTHERN  
COLUMBIA COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT...  
 
AT 602 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
SUNBURY, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
POTTSVILLE, SUNBURY, SHAMOKIN, MOUNT CARMEL, SELINSGROVE, SHENANDOAH,  
DANVILLE, MINERSVILLE, MAHANOY CITY, FRACKVILLE, NORTHUMBERLAND, ST.  
CLAIR, KULPMONT, ASHLAND, ELYSBURG, FAIRVIEW-FERNDALE, RIVERSIDE,  
PORT CARBON, TREVORTON, AND TREMONT.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4056 7627 4075 7708 4088 7691 4089 7682  
4092 7686 4103 7672 4086 7598  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 291DEG 22KT 4085 7678  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
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