Special Weather Statement for Lancaster
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Lancaster
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
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- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 733 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lancaster, moving southeast at 15 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... Lancaster, Millersville, Willow...
What the bulletin says to do
Seek shelter inside a building.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 733 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lancaster, moving southeast at 15 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... Lancaster, Millersville, Willow Street, East Petersburg, Salunga-Landisville, Mountville, Lampeter, Conestoga, Bird-In-Hand, Smoketown, Refton, Franklin And Marshall College, Millersville University and Dutch Wonderland.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 30 at 7:33PM EDT by NWS State College PA
Official revision
Source and limitations
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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