Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Six Central Pennsylvania Counties
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NWS State College has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Snyder, and Union counties in PA until 5:30 PM EDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central Pennsylvania
- Issued
- June 24, 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 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central Pennsylvania.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS State College PA. Effective from June 6, 2026 at 4:28 PM EDT until June 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM EDT.
Affected Areas
Columbia County (southern), Montour County, Northumberland County, Schuylkill County, Snyder County, and southeastern Union County in central Pennsylvania. Locations impacted include Bloomsburg, Pottsville, Sunbury, Shamokin, Tamaqua, Milton, Mount Carmel, Lewisburg, Selinsgrove, Schuylkill Haven, Shenandoah, and Danville. Includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 208 to 233, Interstate 81 from mile markers 97 to 139, and Interstate 180 from mile markers 1 to 2.
What You Should Do
Stay inside a well built structure and keep away from windows. Move indoors immediately due to continuous cloud to ground lightning.
Expected Conditions
At 4:27 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from New Columbia to Beaver Springs, moving east at 45 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch). Radar indicated.
Timeline
Alert effective June 6, 2026 at 4:28 PM EDT and expires June 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM EDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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