Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 11 at 8:05PM EDT until June 11 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS State College PA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 11, 2026 - 5:05pm
Expires:
June 11, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
At 804 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Ricketts Glen State Park to Mifflinville to Englewood
to Tremont, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Lebanon, Bloomsburg, Pottsville, Berwick, Tamaqua, Mount Carmel,
Schuylkill Haven, Shenandoah, Minersville, Mahanoy City, Cornwall,
and Frackville.
For those driving on Interstate 80, this includes areas between the
Buckhorn and Nescopek exits, specifically from mile markers 232 to
247.
This includes the following Interstates...
Interstate 78 from mile markers 5 to 8.
Interstate 81 from mile markers 99 to 139.
Instruction:
Stay inside a well built structure and keep away from windows.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Area Description:
Columbia, PA; Lebanon, PA; Northumberland, PA; Schuylkill, PA; Sullivan, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS State College PA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov