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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 4:09PM EDT until October 16 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY

Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Lackawanna, PA; Luzerne, PA. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 20:09 UTC
First saved by us: 16 October 2026 at 19:32 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 Binghamton NY · Lackawanna, PA; Luzerne, PA
Certainty / urgency: Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end): 16 October 2026 at 20:30 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 16 October 2026 at 20:09 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 20:30 UTC

Archived official description

At 409 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Dickson City to near Bear Creek to near Oneida, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Dunmore, Kingston, Nanticoke, Plains, Carbondale, Old Forge, Pittston, and Archbald.

Instructions in this archived message

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Heavy rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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16 October 2026 at 20:17 UTC
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Before
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 3:56PM EDT until October 16 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY
After
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 4:09PM EDT until October 16 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY
Source updated
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16 October 2026 at 19:56 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 20:09 UTC
Effective from
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16 October 2026 at 19:56 UTC
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16 October 2026 at 20:09 UTC
Forecast onset
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16 October 2026 at 19:56 UTC
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16 October 2026 at 20:09 UTC
Reported area
Before
Lackawanna, PA; Luzerne, PA; Wyoming, PA
After
Lackawanna, PA; Luzerne, PA
Source summary
Before
Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Lackawanna, PA; Luzerne, ~~PA; Wyoming,~~ PA. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.
After
Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Lackawanna, PA; Luzerne, PA. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.
Official description
Before
At 356 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Falls to near Sugar Notch to near Shumans, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Falls, Hazleton, Muhlenberg, Dunmore, Kingston, Berwick, Nanticoke, and Plains.
After
At 409 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Dickson City to near Bear Creek to near Oneida, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Dunmore, Kingston, Nanticoke, Plains, Carbondale, Old Forge, Pittston, and Archbald.
External source link
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https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5085e3654783882e0c7280124d26d7439903bdc8.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7f1811a175719c5e862a846c92112c14c80f5a8d.002.1
Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 20:09 UTC
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Saved by us
16 October 2026 at 20:02 UTC
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Title
Before
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 3:22PM EDT until October 16 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY
After
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 3:56PM EDT until October 16 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY
Source updated
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16 October 2026 at 19:22 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 19:56 UTC
Effective from
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16 October 2026 at 19:22 UTC
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16 October 2026 at 19:56 UTC
Forecast onset
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16 October 2026 at 19:22 UTC
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16 October 2026 at 19:56 UTC
Message type
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Source status
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Official description
Before
SVRBGM The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lackawanna County in northeastern Pennsylvania... Luzerne County in northeastern Pennsylvania... Southern Wyoming County in northeastern Pennsylvania... * Until 430 PM EDT. * At 321 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles northwest of Ricketts Glen State Park to near Waller to near Riverside, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Falls, Hazleton, Muhlenberg, Dunmore, Kingston, Berwick, Nanticoke…
After
At 356 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Falls to near Sugar Notch to near Shumans, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Falls, Hazleton, Muhlenberg, Dunmore, Kingston, Berwick, Nanticoke…
External source link
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https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ae4759b01a46544a3cd8ce245dde86397aa53440.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5085e3654783882e0c7280124d26d7439903bdc8.001.1
Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 19:56 UTC
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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 19:32 UTC

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16 October 2026 at 19:32 UTC

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Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 3:22PM EDT until October 16 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 19:22 UTC

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