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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.

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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

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