Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
114 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

PAZ036-056>059-063>066-202115-
Franklin-Perry-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon-Cumberland-Adams-York-
Lancaster-
114 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...A LINE OF OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN ACROSS
SOUTH-CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...

Thunderstorms developing from Southern Huntingdon County, south
along the Interstate 70 corridor at 115 PM will move east at 35
to 40 mph and strengthen during the mid afternoon as they move
along the Interstate 76 and 81 corridors and approach the Lower
Susquehanna Valley, including the Greater Harrisburg, York areas
between 230 PM and 3 PM.

This line of potentially severe thunderstorms will cross much of
Schuylkill, Lebanon and Lancaster Counties between 245 PM and 415
PM.

Additional heavy rain and thunderstorms will follow this initial
line of storms and continue into the evening hours.

* Wind gusts up to 55 MPH.
* Hail up to dime size.
* Very heavy rainfall of 1 to 2 inches per hour.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Monitor local radio stations and available television stations
for additional information and possible warnings from your
National Weather Service.


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Lambert