Tornado Warning Issued for Tioga County, PA
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NOAA issued it on September 2, 2026, 2 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 has issued a Tornado Warning for north central Tioga County until 8:30 PM EDT due to radar-indicated rotation in a severe thunderstorm.
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- Record type
- Tornado Warning
- Affected area
- Tioga County, Pennsylvania
- Issued
- September 2, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS State College PA
Tornado warnings are short-window notices for the named area. The issuing office is the authority on whether the warning remains active or has been replaced.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
Alert Details
A Tornado Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in State College PA. The alert is effective from September 2 at 7:56 PM EDT until September 2 at 8:30 PM EDT. The event code is TOW with VTEC /O.NEW.KCTP.TO.W.0037.260902T2356Z-260903T0030Z/.
Affected Areas
The warning covers North Central Tioga County in north central Pennsylvania. Locations impacted include Elkland, Osceola, Tioga Junction, and Tioga. The storm was located near Elkland, 21 miles north of Wellsboro, and affects Interstate 99 between mile markers 189 and 196.
What You Should Do
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Tornadoes are difficult to observe at night. Take cover now.
Expected Conditions
A severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado and quarter size hail (1.00 inch) was located near Elkland moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard includes tornado and quarter size hail. Source is radar indicated rotation. Impact includes flying debris dangerous to those without shelter, damage to mobile homes, roofs, windows, vehicles, and likely tree damage.
Timeline
The alert was sent, effective, and onset at 2026-09-02T19:56:00-04:00. It expires and ends at 2026-09-02T20:30:00-04:00.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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