Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Binghamton, NY
Issued by NWS Binghamton, NY
777 WWUS81 KBGM 060557 SPSBGM Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Binghamton NY 157 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 PAZ047-060630- Luzerne PA- 157 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL LUZERNE COUNTY THROUGH 230 AM EDT... At 156 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sugar Notch, or 8 miles southwest of Wilkes-Barre, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Wilkes-Barre, Kingston, Nanticoke, Plains, Pittston, Plymouth, Exeter, Swoyersville, West Pittston, and Edwardsville. This includes the following highway exits... Pennsylvania Interstate 81 between 159 and 170A and B. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4111 7602 4116 7610 4137 7587 4124 7568 TIME...MOT...LOC 0556Z 232DEG 22KT 4118 7600 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ AJG