Special Weather Statement for Perry; Dauphin; Schuylkill +3 more
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What you need to know
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What is happening
At 1210 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms extending from 5 miles south of Schuylkill Haven to near Wertzville, or extending from 5 miles south of Schuylkill Haven to 9 miles northwest of Enola, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail....
What the bulletin says to do
Seek shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 1210 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms extending from 5 miles south of Schuylkill Haven to near Wertzville, or extending from 5 miles south of Schuylkill Haven to 9 miles northwest of Enola, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Lancaster, Harrisburg, Lebanon, Pottsville, Hershey, Ephrata, Colonial Park, Elizabethtown, Columbia, Progress, Lititz, Middletown, Millersville, Mount Joy, Palmyra, Linglestown, Steelton, Schuylkill Haven and Manheim. This includes the following highways... Interstate 83 between mile markers 43 and 50. Interstate 81 between mile markers 66 and 118. The Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 246 and 290. Interstate 78 between mile markers 0 and 8. Interstate 283 between mile markers 0 and 2.
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Special Weather Statement issued September 3 at 12:10AM 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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