Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Lancaster and York Counties, PA
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NOAA issued it on June 25, 2026, 8 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS State College PA has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Lancaster and York counties until 6:30 PM EDT on June 6.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- South Central Pennsylvania
- Issued
- June 25, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS State College PA
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 8 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in South Central Pennsylvania.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in State College PA. The alert is effective from 5:33 PM EDT on June 6, 2026, until 6:30 PM EDT on June 6, 2026.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Lancaster County and York County in south central Pennsylvania. Locations impacted include Lancaster, York, Hanover, Ephrata, Weigelstown, Elizabethtown, Columbia, Lititz, Millersville, Willow Street, Mount Joy, and Parkville. The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 264 to 292 and Interstate 83 from mile markers 0 to 31 are included.
What You Should Do
Stay inside a well built structure and keep away from windows.
Expected Conditions
At 5:32 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Royalton to Mount Wolf to Dover to East Berlin to Emmitsburg, moving east at 50 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail (0.88 inch). Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 6:30 PM EDT on June 6, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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