Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS State College, PA
Issued by NWS State College, PA
123 WWUS81 KCTP 091533 SPSCTP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service State College PA 1133 AM EDT Fri Aug 9 2024 PAZ058-091615- Schuylkill PA- 1133 AM EDT Fri Aug 9 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SCHUYLKILL COUNTY THROUGH 1215 PM EDT... At 1133 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near St. Clair, moving northeast at 45 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... Pottsville, Tamaqua, Schuylkill Haven, Shenandoah, Minersville, Mahanoy City, Frackville, St. Clair, Ashland, Orwigsburg, Mcadoo, Port Carbon, Girardville, Hometown, Tuscarora, New Philadelphia, Oneida, Friedensburg, Grier City-Park Crest, and Marlin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Very heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 PM EDT for central Pennsylvania. && LAT...LON 4064 7598 4060 7601 4053 7619 4051 7629 4052 7634 4057 7635 4078 7636 4081 7631 4088 7629 4095 7621 4090 7604 4091 7600 4081 7589 4073 7576 TIME...MOT...LOC 1533Z 224DEG 37KT 4071 7607 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Colbert