NWS State College PASV.W 0339September 2, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Elk, McKean and Warren, PA
The National Weather Service office in State College issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Elk, McKean and Warren in Pennsylvania, which was in force until 12:15 a.m. local time on September 3. It was the 339th 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 1.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, State College PA
- Area
- Elk, McKean and Warren
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:09 p.m. EDT, September 2, 2026
- Expires
- 12:15 a.m. EDT, September 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCTP SV.W 0339
- 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... Elk County in north central Pennsylvania... McKean County in north central Pennsylvania... Southeastern Warren County in north central Pennsylvania... * Until 1215 AM EDT. * At 1108 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Ludlow to 10 miles northwest of Marienville, moving southeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... St. Marys, Bradford, Ridgway, Kane, Johnsonburg, Port Allegany, Sheffield, Smethport, Wetmore, Betula, Wilcox, and James City.
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