Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Schuylkill County


The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Schuylkill County.

The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Schuylkill County in central Pennsylvania... Northern Dauphin County in south central Pennsylvania...
Northwestern Lebanon County in south central Pennsylvania...

* Until 830 PM EDT

* At 722 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Millersburg, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near, Elizabethville around 730 PM EDT. Lykens and Dehart Dam around 740 PM EDT. Williamstown and Fort Indiantown Gap around 750 PM EDT. Tower City around 800 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Gordon, Gratz, Ravine, Wiconisco, Halifax, Enders, Newtown, Muir, Orwin and Hegins. This includes Interstate 81 from mile markers 92 to 117.