Tornado Watch Pennsylvania | Effective 03/16/2026 08:30

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 11:30AM EDT until March 16 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS State College PA
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 8:30am
Expires: 
March 16, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 68 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA ADAMS COLUMBIA CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN FRANKLIN JUNIATA LANCASTER LEBANON MIFFLIN MONTOUR NORTHUMBERLAND PERRY SCHUYLKILL SNYDER UNION YORK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BERWICK, BLOOMSBURG, CARLISLE, CHAMBERSBURG, DANVILLE, GETTYSBURG, HARRISBURG, HERSHEY, LANCASTER, LEBANON, LEWISBURG, LEWISTOWN, MIFFLINTOWN, NEWPORT, POTTSVILLE, SELINSGROVE, SHAMOKIN, SUNBURY, WAYNESBORO, AND YORK.
Area Description: 
Adams, PA; Columbia, PA; Cumberland, PA; Dauphin, PA; Franklin, PA; Juniata, PA; Lancaster, PA; Lebanon, PA; Mifflin, PA; Montour, PA; Northumberland, PA; Perry, PA; Schuylkill, PA; Snyder, PA; Union, PA; York, PA
Forcast Office: 
NWS State College PA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov