NWS State College PASV.W 0288August 27, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Lancaster, PA
The National Weather Service office in State College issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Lancaster in Pennsylvania, which was in force until 8:30 p.m. local time on August 27. It was the 288th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in State College issued in 2026. Pennsylvania had 157 severe thunderstorm warnings in August 2026, against 89 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Pennsylvania's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 41 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
- Lancaster
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:49 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
- Expires
- 8:30 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCTP SV.W 0288
- 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... Northeastern Lancaster County in south central Pennsylvania... * Until 830 PM EDT. * At 749 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rothsville, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Lancaster, Ephrata, Lititz, New Holland, Akron, Leola, Paradise, Denver, Reamstown, Rothsville, Strasburg, and Brickerville. Radar has indicated rotation within this severe thunderstorm. Although a tornado is not immediately likely, tornadoes can develop quickly during severe thunderstorms. This includes The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 283 to 284.
What the agency told people to do
Stay inside a well built structure and keep away from windows. Very heavy rainfall is occurring with this severe thunderstorm, 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, August 20264,574 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels