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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 3:33PM EDT until October 16 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS State College PA

Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Columbia, PA; Montour, PA. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 19:33 UTC
First saved by us: 16 October 2026 at 19:17 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 16 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area: NWS State College PA · Columbia, PA; Montour, PA
Certainty / urgency: Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end): 16 October 2026 at 20:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 16 October 2026 at 19:33 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 20:00 UTC

Archived official description

At 333 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 8 miles east of Ricketts Glen State Park to over Catawissa, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees, roofs, and siding. Locations impacted include... Bloomsburg, Berwick, Catawissa, Mifflinville, Lightstreet, Almedia, Fernville, Mechanicsville, Buckhorn, Numidia, Rupert, Slabtown, Rohrsburg, Jamison City, Mainville, Eyers Grove, Waller, Shumans and Knoebels Grove. This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 227 and 247.

Instructions in this archived message

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds.

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16 October 2026 at 19:47 UTC
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 3:08PM EDT until October 16 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS State College PA
After
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 3:33PM EDT until October 16 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS State College PA
Source updated
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16 October 2026 at 19:08 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 19:33 UTC
Effective from
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16 October 2026 at 19:08 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 19:33 UTC
Forecast onset
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16 October 2026 at 19:08 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 19:33 UTC
Message type
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Alert
After
Update
Source status
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Source alert
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Source update
Reported area
Before
Columbia, PA; Lycoming, PA; Montour, PA; Northumberland, PA; Sullivan, PA; Union, PA
After
Columbia, PA; Montour, PA
Source summary
Before
Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Columbia, PA; ~~Lycoming, PA; Montour, PA; Northumberland, PA; Sullivan, PA; Union,~~ PA. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.
After
Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Columbia, PA; Montour, PA. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.
Official description
Before
SVRCTP The National Weather Service in State College has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Columbia County in central Pennsylvania... Montour County in central Pennsylvania... Northwestern Northumberland County in central Pennsylvania... East Central Union County in central Pennsylvania... Southeastern Lycoming County in north central Pennsylvania... Southeastern Sullivan County in north central Pennsylvania... * Until 400 PM EDT. * At 308 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from near Lairdsville to over Winfield, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees, roofs, and siding. * Locations impacted include... Bloomsburg, Berwick, Milton, Lewisburg, Danville, Northumberland, Winfield, Hughesville, Riverside, Catawissa, Linntown, Mifflinville, Lightstreet, Almedia, Montandon, Fernville, Mechanicsville, Buckhorn, Numidia and Jerseytown. This includes the following highways... Interstate 180 between mile markers 1 and 6...and near mile marker 11. Interstate 80 between mile markers 212 and 247.
After
At 333 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 8 miles east of Ricketts Glen State Park to over Catawissa, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees, roofs, and siding. Locations impacted include... Bloomsburg, Berwick, Catawissa, Mifflinville, Lightstreet, Almedia, Fernville, Mechanicsville, Buckhorn, Numidia, Rupert, Slabtown, Rohrsburg, Jamison City, Mainville, Eyers Grove, Waller, Shumans and Knoebels Grove. This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 227 and 247.
Official instructions
Before
… shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds. ~~Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built structure.~~
After
… shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds.
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https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.84e430176866c5b46daf1e2ecb7e3d605e38d2bc.001.1
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https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e88398166f644652bdabfd40fad908d499afc543.002.1
Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 19:33 UTC
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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 19:17 UTC

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Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 3:08PM EDT until October 16 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS State College PA. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 19:08 UTC

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