SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
514 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

southeastern potter county in north central pennsylvania,
southwestern tioga county in north central pennsylvania,
north central centre county in central pennsylvania,
northwestern lycoming county in north central pennsylvania,
northwestern clinton county in north central pennsylvania…
CENTRE COUNTY IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA…
SOUTHEASTERN CLINTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA…

* UNTIL 615 PM EDT

* AT 506 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THE STORM WAS NEAR PORT MATILDA…MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL…AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
PARK FOREST AROUND 515 PM EDT…
BELLEFONTE AND MILESBURG AROUND 530 PM EDT…
ZION AROUND 540 PM EDT…
BALD EAGLE STATE PARK AROUND 545 PM EDT…
REBERSBURG AROUND 550 PM EDT…
LAMAR AROUND 555 PM EDT…

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA INTERSTATES…
I-80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 150 AND 186…I-99 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 58
AND 85.

THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FOLLOWING MAJOR ROADS…ROUTE 220…
ALTERNATE ROUTE 220…ROUTE 322…STATE ROAD 26…STATE ROAD 120.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

HAIL…ONE INCH IN DIAMETER WAS REPORTED AT 450 PM IN TYRONE BY AN
ACCU WEATHER METEOROLOGIST. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE
STORM…TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

ALSO..DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS
STORM NEAR PORT MATILDA. WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY…A TORNADO
COULD DEVELOP AS THE CIRCULATION CENTER TRACKS NORTHEAST NEAR ROUTE
220. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED…ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE…SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR
ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL…STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE…1 8 7 7 6 3 3 6 7 7 2.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.