SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR AREA; SEVERE DAMAGE REPORTED IN THIS STORM
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | |
| Alert: | The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Cameron County in north central Pennsylvania… Clearfield County in central Pennsylvania… Elk County in north central Pennsylvania… McKean County in north central Pennsylvania… * Until 315 PM EDT. * At 217 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Kinzua Dam to near Indiana, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE…Automatic observing system. Wind gust to 68 MPH at Allegheny County Airport. IMPACT…Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include… St. Marys, Bradford, DuBois, Clearfield, Ridgway, Kane, Johnsonburg, Sandy, Cameron, Philipsburg, Woodland and Curwensville. For those driving on Interstate 80, this includes areas between the Dubois and Snow Shoe exits, specifically from mile markers 97 to 138. THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT…CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT…RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE…<.75 IN WIND THREAT…OBSERVED MAX WIND GUST…70 MPH |
| Instructions: | For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing widespread wind damage. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure! |
| Target Area: | Cameron Clearfield Elk McKean |