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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Dauphin, PA

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What is happening

At 937 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hummelstown, moving southeast at 5 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Harrisburg, Hershey, Colonial Park, Progress, Middletown, Palmyra, New Cumberland,...

What the bulletin says to do

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.

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Bulletin details

At 937 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hummelstown, moving southeast at 5 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Harrisburg, Hershey, Colonial Park, Progress, Middletown, Palmyra, New Cumberland, Linglestown, Steelton, Hummelstown, Paxtonia, and Rutherford. This includes the following Interstates... The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 246 to 254. Interstate 81 from mile markers 69 to 81. Interstate 83 from mile markers 44 to 50. Interstate 283 from mile markers 0 to 2.

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Official revisions

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  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 27 at 9:37PM EDT until August 27 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS State College PA

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  2. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 27 at 9:09PM EDT until August 27 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS State College PA

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS State College PA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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