Tornado Warning for Columbia, PA; Montour, PA; Northumberland, PA
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- Columbia, Montour, Northumberland
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TORCTP The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southwestern Columbia County in central Pennsylvania... Southeastern Montour County in central Pennsylvania... Southeastern Northumberland County in central Pennsylvania... * Until 615 PM EDT. * At 546 PM EDT, a severe...
What the bulletin says to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
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Bulletin details
TORCTP The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southwestern Columbia County in central Pennsylvania... Southeastern Montour County in central Pennsylvania... Southeastern Northumberland County in central Pennsylvania... * Until 615 PM EDT. * At 546 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Danville, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This dangerous storm will be near... Danville, Riverside, and Mechanicsville around 550 PM EDT. Elysburg and Knoebels Grove around 600 PM EDT. Kulpmont, Shamokin, and Marshallton around 610 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Edgewood, Marion Heights, Washingtonville, Centralia, and Snydertown. For those driving on Interstate 80, this includes areas between the Limestoneville and Bloomsburg-Light Street exits, specifically from mile markers 221 to 233.
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Tornado Warning issued September 1 at 5:46PM EDT until September 1 at 6:15PM 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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