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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 4:47PM EDT until October 16 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS State College PA
Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Dauphin, PA; Lebanon, PA; Schuylkill, PA. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.
- Bulletin issued
- 16 October 2026 at 20:47 UTC
- First saved by us
- 16 October 2026 at 20:32 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 · Dauphin, PA; Lebanon, PA; Schuylkill, PA
- Certainty / urgency
- Observed / Immediate
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 16 October 2026 at 21:15 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 16 October 2026 at 20:47 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 21:15 UTC
Archived official description
At 447 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from near Orwigsburg to over Lebanon, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees, roofs, and siding. Locations impacted include... Lebanon, Schuylkill Haven, Annville, Myerstown, Paxtonia, Skyline View, Orwigsburg, Pleasant Hill, Sand Hill, Pine Grove, Cleona, Avon, Richland, Fredericksburg, Friedensburg, Renningers, McKeansburg and Lickdale. This includes the following highways... Interstate 81 between mile markers 73 and 101. Interstate 78 between mile markers 0 and 8.
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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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 4:25PM EDT until October 16 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS State College PA
AfterSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 4:47PM EDT until October 16 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS State College PA
- Source updated
- Before
16 October 2026 at 20:25 UTC
After16 October 2026 at 20:47 UTC
- Effective from
- Before
16 October 2026 at 20:25 UTC
After16 October 2026 at 20:47 UTC
- Forecast onset
- Before
16 October 2026 at 20:25 UTC
After16 October 2026 at 20:47 UTC
- Message type
- Before
Alert
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- Source status
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- Official description
- Before
SVRCTP The National Weather Service in State College has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Schuylkill County in central Pennsylvania... Northeastern Dauphin County in south central Pennsylvania... Lebanon County in south central Pennsylvania... * Until 515 PM EDT. * At 425 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from over Forrestville to over Skyline View, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees, roofs, and siding. * Locations impacted include... Lebanon, Pottsville, Colonial Park, Linglestown, Schuylkill Haven, Annville, Minersville, Myerstown, St. Clair, Paxtonia, Skyline View, Orwigsburg, Pleasant Hill, Sand Hill, Pine Grove and Cleona. This includes the following highways... Interstate 83 near mile marker 50. Interstate 81 between mile markers 69 and 111. Interstate 78 betweenmile markers 0 and 8.AfterAt 447 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from near Orwigsburg to over Lebanon, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees, roofs, and siding. Locations impacted include... Lebanon, Schuylkill Haven, Annville, Myerstown, Paxtonia, Skyline View, Orwigsburg, Pleasant Hill, Sand Hill, Pine Grove, Cleona, Avon, Richland, Fredericksburg, Friedensburg, Renningers, McKeansburg and Lickdale. This includes the following highways... Interstate 81 between mile markers 73 and 101. Interstate 78 between mile markers 0 and 8.
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https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.914e488e04f378887a43c2cc9f530fdf371638a9.001.1
Afterhttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ce478fee1efec8146741fb131013efbce46b14f0.001.1
Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 20:47 UTC
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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 20:32 UTC
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Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 4:25PM EDT until October 16 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS State College PA. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 20:25 UTC
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