NWS State College PASV.W 0321September 2, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and 2 more, PA
The National Weather Service office in State College issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and 2 more in Pennsylvania, which was in force until 12:45 p.m. local time on September 2. It was the 321st 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 56 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
- Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and 2 more
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:49 a.m. EDT, September 2, 2026
- Expires
- 12:45 p.m. EDT, September 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCTP SV.W 0321
- 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 PA has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Dauphin County in south central Pennsylvania... Lancaster County in south central Pennsylvania... Lebanon County in south central Pennsylvania... Southwestern Schuylkill County in central Pennsylvania... Eastern York County in south central Pennsylvania... * Until 1245 PM EDT. * At 1149 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Tower City to Annville to Royalton, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Palmyra, Lebanon, and Elizabethtown around 1150 AM EDT. Manheim, Myerstown, and Mount Joy around 1200 PM EDT. East Petersburg, Lititz, and Columbia around 1210 PM EDT. Willow Street, Akron, and Leola around 1220 PM EDT. New Holland, Terre Hill, and Strasburg around 1230 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include York Haven, Ravine, Buck, Three Mile Island, and East Prospect. Radar has indicated rotation within these severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not immediately likely, tornadoes can develop quickly during severe thunderstorms. This includes the following Interstates... The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 250 to 295. Interstate 78 from mile markers 0 to 8. Interstate 81 from mile markers 85 to 103.
What the agency told people to do
Stay inside a well built structure and keep away from windows. Very heavy rainfall is occurring with these severe thunderstorms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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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