STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE AFFECTING THE AREA...
AT 250 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG ALINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR DEHART DAM TO HERSHEY...AND MOVING NORTHEASTAT 10 MPH.
30 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... PALMYRA...DEHART DAM AND FORT INDIANTOWN GAP AROUND 310 PM EDT. ELIZABETHVILLE AND PENN NATIONAL RACE COURSE AROUND 320 PM EDT. LYKENS...WILLIAMSTOWN...FREDERICKSBURG...TOWER CITY...HARPER TAVERNAND LICKDALE AROUND 340 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE ONO...GRATZ...ORWIN...HERSHEY PARK...WICONISCO...MUIR...JONESTOWN AND PENN STATECOLLEGE OF MEDICINE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES... INTERSTATE 78 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 7. INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 70 AND 100. INTERSTATE 83 NEAR MILE MARKER 49.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INTENSE RAINFALL OF OVER ONE INCH PER HOUR IS ALSO OCCURRING WITHTHESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLETHROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFESHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.