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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 2:56PM EDT until October 16 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS State College PA

Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Lycoming, PA; Montour, PA; Northumberland, PA; Union, PA. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

Bulletin issued
16 October 2026 at 18:56 UTC
First saved by us
16 October 2026 at 18:32 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 · Lycoming, PA; Montour, PA; Northumberland, PA; Union, PA
Certainty / urgency
Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
16 October 2026 at 19:15 UTC
Forecast onset / end
16 October 2026 at 18:56 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 19:15 UTC

Archived official description

At 256 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from over Muncy to over Mifflinburg, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees, roofs, and siding. Locations impacted include... Williamsport, Milton, Lewisburg, Montoursville, Northumberland, Mifflinburg, Winfield, Muncy, Watsontown, Hughesville, Montgomery, Linntown, Duboistown, New Columbia, Montandon, Allenwood, Vicksburg, Delaware Run, Spruce Run Reservoir and Elimsport. This includes the following highways... Interstate 180 between mile markers 1 and 29. Interstate 80 between mile markers 195 and 219. Interstate 99 between mile markers 136 and 139.

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. Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built structure.

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    Title
    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 2:28PM EDT until October 16 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS State College PA

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 2:56PM EDT until October 16 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS State College PA

    Source updated
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 18:28 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 18:56 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 18:28 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 18:56 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 18:28 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 18:56 UTC

    Message type
    Before

    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
    Before

    Source alert

    After

    Source update

    Reported area
    Before

    Centre, PA; Clinton, PA; Lycoming, PA; Montour, PA; Northumberland, PA; Union, PA

    After

    Lycoming, PA; Montour, PA; Northumberland, PA; Union, PA

    Source summary
    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Centre, PA; Clinton, PA; Lycoming, PA; Montour, PA; Northumberland, PA; Union, PA. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Lycoming, PA; Montour, PA; Northumberland, PA; Union, PA. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

    Official description
    Before

    SVRCTP The National Weather Service in State College has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Centre County in central Pennsylvania... Northwestern Montour County in central Pennsylvania... Northwestern Northumberland County in central Pennsylvania... Union County in central Pennsylvania... Southeastern Clinton County in north central Pennsylvania... Southern Lycoming County in north central Pennsylvania... * Until 315 PM EDT. * At 228 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from over Jersey Shore to over Coburn, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees, roofs, and siding. * Locations impacted include... Williamsport, Milton, Lewisburg, Montoursville, Jersey Shore, Northumberland, Mifflinburg, Carroll, Woodward, Winfield, Muncy, Watsontown, Hughesville, Montgomery, Linntown, Avis, Duboistown and Castanea. This includes the following highways... Interstate 180 between mile markers 1 and 29. Interstate 80 between mile markers 178 and 219. Interstate 99 between mile markers 136 and 139.

    After

    At 256 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from over Muncy to over Mifflinburg, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees, roofs, and siding. Locations impacted include... Williamsport, Milton, Lewisburg, Montoursville, Northumberland, Mifflinburg, Winfield, Muncy, Watsontown, Hughesville, Montgomery, Linntown, Duboistown, New Columbia, Montandon, Allenwood, Vicksburg, Delaware Run, Spruce Run Reservoir and Elimsport. This includes the following highways... Interstate 180 between mile markers 1 and 29. Interstate 80 between mile markers 195 and 219. Interstate 99 between mile markers 136 and 139.

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2272b479d57b81baa17c91e36b68594c10c58fd8.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4d1d8dc50abdf4d60101c7354018f62daa7a3c5c.002.1

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 18:56 UTC

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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 18:32 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 2:28PM EDT until October 16 at 3:15PM EDT by NWS State College PA. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 18:28 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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