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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 5:04PM EDT until October 16 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS State College PA

Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Dauphin, PA; Lancaster, PA; Lebanon, PA; York, PA. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 21:04 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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Issuer / area: NWS State College PA · Dauphin, PA; Lancaster, PA; Lebanon, PA; York, PA
Certainty / urgency: Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end): 16 October 2026 at 21:30 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 16 October 2026 at 21:04 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 21:30 UTC

Archived official description

At 504 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Newmanstown to Manheim to York Airport, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... York, Lebanon, Hershey, Weigelstown, Elizabethtown, Columbia, Lititz, Middletown, Mount Joy, Palmyra, Manheim, and Annville. This includes the following Interstates... The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 250 to 279. Interstate 83 from mile markers 18 to 33.

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Stay inside a well built structure and keep away from windows.

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16 October 2026 at 21:17 UTC
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Title
Before
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 4:48PM EDT until October 16 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS State College PA
After
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 5:04PM EDT until October 16 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS State College PA
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16 October 2026 at 20:48 UTC
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16 October 2026 at 21:04 UTC
Effective from
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16 October 2026 at 20:48 UTC
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16 October 2026 at 21:04 UTC
Forecast onset
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16 October 2026 at 20:48 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 21:04 UTC
Reported area
Before
Adams, PA; Dauphin, PA; Lancaster, PA; Lebanon, PA; York, PA
After
Dauphin, PA; Lancaster, PA; Lebanon, PA; York, PA
Source summary
Before
Severe Thunderstorm Warning · ~~Adams, PA;~~ Dauphin, PA; Lancaster, PA; Lebanon, PA; York, PA. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.
After
Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Dauphin, PA; Lancaster, PA; Lebanon, PA; York, PA. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.
Official description
Before
At 448 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Palmyra to Elizabethtown to Dover, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... York, Lebanon, Hershey, Colonial Park, Weigelstown, Elizabethtown, Columbia, Lititz, Middletown, Mount Joy, Palmyra, and Steelton. This includes the following Interstates... The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 244 to 279. Interstate 83 between mile markers 18 and 37, and from mile markers 46 to 47. Interstate 283 from mile markers 0 to 2.
After
At 504 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Newmanstown to Manheim to York Airport, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... York, Lebanon, Hershey, Weigelstown, Elizabethtown, Columbia, Lititz, Middletown, Mount Joy, Palmyra, Manheim, and Annville. This includes the following Interstates... The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 250 to 279. Interstate 83 from mile markers 18 to 33.
External source link
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https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6175a72f5356fc3ac9b2dbe86de7161508c9b290.002.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bd62faed7262729cc60cb7db9e9caa8bef9cb34a.002.1
Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 21:04 UTC
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16 October 2026 at 21:02 UTC
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Title
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 4:32PM EDT until October 16 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS State College PA
After
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 4:48PM EDT until October 16 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS State College PA
Source updated
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16 October 2026 at 20:32 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 20:48 UTC
Effective from
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16 October 2026 at 20:32 UTC
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16 October 2026 at 20:48 UTC
Forecast onset
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16 October 2026 at 20:32 UTC
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Message type
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Source status
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Source update
Reported area
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Adams, PA; Cumberland, PA; Dauphin, PA; Lancaster, PA; Lebanon, PA; York, PA
After
Adams, PA; Dauphin, PA; Lancaster, PA; Lebanon, PA; York, PA
Source summary
Before
Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Adams, PA; ~~Cumberland, PA;~~ Dauphin, PA; Lancaster, PA; Lebanon, PA; York, PA. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.
After
Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Adams, PA; Dauphin, PA; Lancaster, PA; Lebanon, PA; York, PA. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.
Official description
Before
SVRCTP The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Adams County in south central Pennsylvania... East central Cumberland County in south central Pennsylvania... Southeastern Dauphin County in south central Pennsylvania... Northwestern Lancaster County in south central Pennsylvania... Southern Lebanon County in south central Pennsylvania... Northwestern York County in south central Pennsylvania... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 431 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Paxtonia to Valley Green to Lake Meade, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Harrisburg, York, Lebanon, Lower Allen, Hershey, Colonial Park, Weigelstown, Elizabethtown, Columbia, Progress, Lititz, and Middletown. This includes the following Interstates... The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 236 to 279. Interstate 81 from mile markers 67 to 70. Interstate 83 from mile markers 18 to 50. Interstate 283 from mile markers 0 to 2.
After
At 448 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Palmyra to Elizabethtown to Dover, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... York, Lebanon, Hershey, Colonial Park, Weigelstown, Elizabethtown, Columbia, Lititz, Middletown, Mount Joy, Palmyra, and Steelton. This includes the following Interstates... The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 244 to 279. Interstate 83 between mile markers 18 and 37, and from mile markers 46 to 47. Interstate 283 from mile markers 0 to 2.
External source link
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https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bf78c3bb81a30c03cf1ee5ad4ee9c5bb4d4c8cc9.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6175a72f5356fc3ac9b2dbe86de7161508c9b290.002.1
Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 20:48 UTC
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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 20:32 UTC

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