NWS State College PASV.W 0345September 3, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Bedford and Somerset, PA
The National Weather Service office in State College issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Bedford and Somerset in Pennsylvania, which was in force until 9:45 a.m. local time on September 3. It was the 345th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in State College issued in 2026. Pennsylvania had 159 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 30 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Pennsylvania's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 50 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, State College PA
- Area
- Bedford and Somerset
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:55 a.m. EDT, September 3, 2026
- Expires
- 9:45 a.m. EDT, September 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCTP SV.W 0345
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania since 2008Every warning type in Pennsylvania
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The notice as issued
SVRCTP The National Weather Service in State College has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Bedford County in south central Pennsylvania... Northeastern Somerset County in south central Pennsylvania... * Until 945 AM EDT. * At 855 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Central City, or 9 miles south of Windber, moving southeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Bedford, Clearville, Everett, Central City, Buffalo Mills, Cessna, Hooversville, Indian Lake, Stoystown, Schellsburg, Manns Choice, New Paris, New Baltimore, Rainsburg and Flight 93 National Memorial. This includes the following highways... The Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 128 and 159. Interstate 99 between mile markers 0 and 6.
What the agency told people to do
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail.
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The record around this notice
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Pennsylvania since 2008523 a year
- Every warning type in Pennsylvania
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most20,005 a year
- NWS notices, September 20262,824 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels