Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 16 at 6:39PM EDT by NWS State College PA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 16, 2026 - 3:39pm
Expires:
August 16, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description:
At 638 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Tyrone to near Huntingdon. Movement was
east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Huntingdon, Tyrone, Mount Union, Bald Eagle, Warriors Mark, Tipton,
Sandy Ridge, Spruce Creek, Birmingham, Franklinville, Raystown Dam,
Sinking Valley, McConnellstown, Petersburg, Mapleton, Alexandria,
Mill Creek, Kistler, Newton Hamilton, and Atkinson Mills.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
central Pennsylvania.
Area Description:
Northern Centre; Southern Centre; Blair; Huntingdon; Mifflin
Forcast Office:
NWS State College PA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov