NWS State College PATO.W 0015July 5, 2026
Tornado Warning: Cumberland, Dauphin and Perry, PA
The National Weather Service office in State College issued a tornado warning for Cumberland, Dauphin and Perry in Pennsylvania, which was in force until 7:45 p.m. local time on July 5. It was the 15th tornado warning the NWS office in State College issued in 2026. Pennsylvania had 30 tornado warnings in July 2026, against 8 in an average July of 2008-2025 (Pennsylvania's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 32 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
- Cumberland, Dauphin and Perry
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:13 p.m. EDT, July 5, 2026
- Expires
- 7:45 p.m. EDT, July 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCTP TO.W 0015
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Pennsylvania since 2008Every warning type in Pennsylvania
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The notice as issued
TORCTP The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northeastern Cumberland County in south central Pennsylvania... Southwestern Dauphin County in south central Pennsylvania... East central Perry County in south central Pennsylvania... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 713 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Wertzville, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This dangerous storm will be near... Camp Hill, Enola, and Harrisburg around 720 PM EDT. Lower Allen, New Cumberland, and Steelton around 730 PM EDT. Linglestown, Rutherford, and Bressler-Enhaut-Oberlin around 740 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Harrisburg Area Community College, City Island, and Dauphin. This includes the following Interstates... Interstate 81 from mile markers 56 to 72. Interstate 83 from mile markers 40 to 50. Interstate 283 near mile marker 2.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid 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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.