Friday, October 9, 2015

Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Schuylkill County


A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued:

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
LEBANON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
DAUPHIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
SOUTHERN NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
NORTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 345 PM EDT

* AT 249 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AROUND 60 MPH.
THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR
TREVORTON TO NEAR DUNCANNON...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PALMYRA...POTTSVILLE...MYERSTOWN...LEBANON...CORNWALL...ST.
CLAIR...FRACKVILLE...SCHUYLKILL HAVEN...ANNVILLE...LINGLESTOWN...
MAHANOY CITY...MOUNT CARMEL...MIDDLETOWN...HUMMELSTOWN...
SHENANDOAH...TAMAQUA...MINERSVILLE...HERSHEY...COLONIAL PARK AND
SHAMOKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE DAMAGE. PEOPLE
OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG
BUILDING.