Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued October 16 at 3:56PM EDT by NWS State College PA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
October 16, 2026 - 12:56pm
Expires:
October 16, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
At 355 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 16 miles northwest of Linglestown to near Enola
to 11 miles northeast of Shippensburg. Movement was east at 45 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...
Harrisburg, Carlisle, Lower Allen, Hershey, Colonial Park, Progress,
Mechanicsburg, Middletown, Camp Hill, Palmyra, New Cumberland,
Linglestown, Enola, Steelton, Annville, Lemoyne, Hummelstown,
Plainfield, Paxtonia, and Schlusser.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
south central and central Pennsylvania.
Area Description:
Perry; Dauphin; Lebanon; Cumberland; York
Forcast Office:
NWS State College PA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov