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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 2:14PM EDT until October 16 at 2:30PM EDT by NWS State College PA

Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Centre, PA; Clinton, PA; Huntingdon, PA; Mifflin, PA. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

Bulletin issued
16 October 2026 at 18:14 UTC
First saved by us
16 October 2026 at 17:47 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 · Centre, PA; Clinton, PA; Huntingdon, PA; Mifflin, PA
Certainty / urgency
Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
16 October 2026 at 18:30 UTC
Forecast onset / end
16 October 2026 at 18:14 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 18:30 UTC

Archived official description

At 214 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from near Mill Hall to 5 miles south of Boalsburg, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees, roofs, and siding. Locations impacted include... State College, Lock Haven, Bellefonte, Carroll, Woodward, Boalsburg, Pleasant Gap, Lamar, Lemont, Zion, Houserville, Mill Hall, Pine Grove Mills, Milroy, Avis, Dunnstown, Flemington, Centre Hall, Castanea and Milesburg. This includes the following highways... Interstate 80 between mile markers 153 and 194. Interstate 99 between mile markers 73 and 85.

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 1:57PM EDT until October 16 at 2:30PM EDT by NWS State College PA

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 2:14PM EDT until October 16 at 2:30PM EDT by NWS State College PA

    Source updated
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 17:57 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 18:14 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 17:57 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 18:14 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 17:57 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 18:14 UTC

    Official description
    Before

    At 157 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 7 miles north of Milesburg to over Franklinville, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees, roofs, and siding. Locations impacted include... State College, Lock Haven, Bellefonte, Park Forest Village, Carroll, Woodward, Boalsburg, Pleasant Gap, Lamar, Stormstown, Lemont, Zion, Houserville, Warriors Mark, Mill Hall, Pine Grove Mills, Milroy, Avis, Dunnstown and Flemington. This includes the following highways... Interstate 80 between mile markers 139 and 194. Interstate 99 between mile markers 56 and 85.

    After

    At 214 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from near Mill Hall to 5 miles south of Boalsburg, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees, roofs, and siding. Locations impacted include... State College, Lock Haven, Bellefonte, Carroll, Woodward, Boalsburg, Pleasant Gap, Lamar, Lemont, Zion, Houserville, Mill Hall, Pine Grove Mills, Milroy, Avis, Dunnstown, Flemington, Centre Hall, Castanea and Milesburg. This includes the following highways... Interstate 80 between mile markers 153 and 194. Interstate 99 between mile markers 73 and 85.

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2b3d6372b4f20dbf7a5311d6c5f688eeeebec867.002.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6c32b70178ea288fa77c1ce4fb1ab4af9c19974c.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 18:14 UTC

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      "severity": "Severe",
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  2. Saved by us

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    Source status changed

    Title
    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 1:42PM EDT until October 16 at 2:30PM EDT by NWS State College PA

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 1:57PM EDT until October 16 at 2:30PM EDT by NWS State College PA

    Source updated
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 17:42 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 17:57 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 17:42 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 17:57 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 17:42 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 17:57 UTC

    Message type
    Before

    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
    Before

    Source alert

    After

    Source update

    Reported area
    Before

    Blair, PA; Centre, PA; Clearfield, PA; Clinton, PA; Huntingdon, PA; Mifflin, PA

    After

    Centre, PA; Clinton, PA; Huntingdon, PA; Mifflin, PA

    Source summary
    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Blair, PA; Centre, PA; Clearfield, PA; Clinton, PA; Huntingdon, PA; Mifflin, PA. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Centre, PA; Clinton, PA; Huntingdon, PA; Mifflin, PA. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

    Official description
    Before

    SVRCTP The National Weather Service in State College has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Blair County in central Pennsylvania... Centre County in central Pennsylvania... East Central Clearfield County in central Pennsylvania... Northern Huntingdon County in central Pennsylvania... North Central Mifflin County in central Pennsylvania... Southeastern Clinton County in north central Pennsylvania... * Until 230 PM EDT. * At 142 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from near Moshannon to over Tipton, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees, roofs, and siding. * Locations impacted include... State College, Lock Haven, Bellefonte, Tyrone, Park Forest Village, Carroll, Woodward, Boalsburg, Pleasant Gap, Lamar, Stormstown, Lemont, Bald Eagle, Zion, Houserville, Warriors Mark, Mill Hall, Pine Grove Mills, Milroy and Avis. This includes the following highways... Interstate 80 between mile markers 134 and 194. Interstate 99 between mile markers 47 and 85.

    After

    At 157 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 7 miles north of Milesburg to over Franklinville, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees, roofs, and siding. Locations impacted include... State College, Lock Haven, Bellefonte, Park Forest Village, Carroll, Woodward, Boalsburg, Pleasant Gap, Lamar, Stormstown, Lemont, Zion, Houserville, Warriors Mark, Mill Hall, Pine Grove Mills, Milroy, Avis, Dunnstown and Flemington. This includes the following highways... Interstate 80 between mile markers 139 and 194. Interstate 99 between mile markers 56 and 85.

    Official instructions
    Before

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

    After

    … 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.

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ff2cf2f6c69a73bfe7dfe9c2968b8556641dd86c.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2b3d6372b4f20dbf7a5311d6c5f688eeeebec867.002.1

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 17:57 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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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 17:47 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 1:42PM EDT until October 16 at 2:30PM EDT by NWS State College PA. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 17:42 UTC

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