Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Lancaster, PA
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What you need to know
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- Lancaster
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- Official severity
- Severe
- Official urgency
- Immediate
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What is happening
At 518 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Adamstown to Honey Brook to Rock Springs, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... New Holland, Paradise, Reamstown,...
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 these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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Bulletin details
At 518 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Adamstown to Honey Brook to Rock Springs, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... New Holland, Paradise, Reamstown, Quarryville, Gap, Adamstown, Terre Hill, Wakefield, Churchtown, Bowmansville, Intercourse, and Christiana. This includes The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 285 to 295.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 5:19PM EDT until August 20 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS State College PA
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 5:02PM EDT until August 20 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS State College PA
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 4:35PM EDT until August 20 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS State College PA
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 4:21PM EDT until August 20 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS State College PA
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 4:12PM EDT until August 20 at 5:30PM 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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