Thursday, July 3, 2014

Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Schuylkill County

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning Has Been Issued for Southwestern Schuylkill County.


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN DAUPHIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... LEBANON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... SOUTHWESTERN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT

* AT 259 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER ANNVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LEBANON...HERSHEY...PALMYRA...SCHUYLKILL HAVEN...ANNVILLE... CAMPBELLTOWN...VALLEY VIEW...PLEASANT HILL...SAND HILL...LEBANON SOUTH...PINE GROVE...CLEONA...LYKENS...TREMONT...AVON... WILLIAMSTOWN...FREDERICKSBURG...TOWER CITY...FRIEDENSBURG AND QUENTIN.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES... THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE NEAR MILE MARKER 264. INTERSTATE 78 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 8. INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 79 AND 112.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND DESTRUCTIVE HAIL. FORYOUR PROTECTION...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OFYOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.