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SPSCTP

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
411 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

PAZ057-059-065-066-232045-
Lancaster PA-York PA-Dauphin PA-Lebanon PA-
411 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL YORK...
SOUTHWESTERN LEBANON...NORTHWESTERN LANCASTER AND SOUTHEASTERN
DAUPHIN COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT...

At 411 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Royalton, or near Middletown, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

The strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Royalton, Middletown, Valley Green, Highspire and Steelton around
  415 PM EDT.
  Bainbridge and Hershey around 420 PM EDT.
  Elizabethtown, Rheems and Maytown around 430 PM EDT.
  Lawn around 435 PM EDT.
  Mount Joy and Timber Hills around 440 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this strong thunderstorm include Three
Mile Island, Goldsboro, York Haven, Penn State Harrisburg, Harrisburg
International Airport, Newberrytown and Elizabethtown College.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 83 between mile markers 31 and 37. The Pennsylvania
Turnpike between mile markers 244 and 264. Interstate 283 near mile
marker 0.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 4010 7669 4012 7683 4019 7687 4024 7676
      4027 7649 4016 7644 4006 7646
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 268DEG 25KT 4015 7675

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

Colbert