Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 16 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS State College PA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 16, 2026 - 2:45pm
Expires:
August 16, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
At 545 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles northeast of Ebensburg, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Tyrone, Northern Cambria, Bellwood, Patton, Hastings, Tipton,
Carrolltown, Houtzdale, Blandburg, Sinking Valley, Prince Gallitzin
State Park, Irvona, Coalport, Ramey, Brisbin, Westover, Burnside,
Ashville, Chest Springs, and Glen Hope.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
central Pennsylvania.
Area Description:
Clearfield; Cambria; Blair
Forcast Office:
NWS State College PA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov