Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 4:47PM EDT until October 16 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS State College PA

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At 447 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from near Orwigsburg to over Lebanon, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees, roofs, and siding. Locations impacted include... Lebanon, Schuylkill Haven, Annville, Myerstown, Paxtonia, Skyline View, Orwigsburg, Pleasant Hill, Sand Hill, Pine Grove, Cleona, Avon, Richland, Fredericksburg, Friedensburg, Renningers, McKeansburg and Lickdale. This includes the following highways... Interstate 81 between mile markers 73 and 101. Interstate 78 between mile markers 0 and 8. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds.

Event time
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Provider
NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
Location
PA, US
Severity
Severe
area
Dauphin, PA; Lebanon, PA; Schuylkill, PA
event
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
onset
2026-10-16T16:47:00-04:00
states
["PA"]
urgency
Immediate
certainty
Observed
effective
2026-10-16T16:47:00-04:00
message id
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ce478fee1efec8146741fb131013efbce46b14f0.001.1
references
["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.914e488e04f378887a43c2cc9f530fdf371638a9.001.1"]
instruction
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds.
message type
Update
freshness minutes
60
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