Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Binghamton, NY
Issued by NWS Binghamton, NY
000 WWUS81 KBGM 060733 SPSBGM Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Binghamton NY 333 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 PAZ044-047-060815- Luzerne PA-Lackawanna PA- 333 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL LACKAWANNA AND SOUTHEASTERN LUZERNE COUNTIES THROUGH 415 AM EDT... At 333 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Freeland, or near Hazleton, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Moosic, Freeland, Bear Creek, Dupont, White Haven, Laurel Run, Penn Lake Park, Bear Creek Village, Jeddo, and Woodside-Drifton. This includes the following highway exits... Interstate 80 between 262 and 273. Pennsylvania Interstate 81 between 151A and B and 155. Interstate 476 near 105. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 4103 7604 4135 7570 4123 7554 4112 7563 4112 7565 4113 7568 4109 7577 4105 7577 4103 7576 4103 7574 4101 7574 4094 7592 TIME...MOT...LOC 0733Z 224DEG 28KT 4103 7589 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ MWG