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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 8:12 PM Aug. 20, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lancaster County in south central Pennsylvania... Central York County in south central Pennsylvania... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 411 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Mount Joy to Dallastown, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Lancaster, York, Ephrata, Elizabethtown, Columbia, Lititz, Millersville, Willow Street, Mount Joy, Red Lion, New Holland, and Spry. This includes the following Interstates... The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 265 to 295. Interstate 83 near mile marker 0, and from mile markers 15 to 25. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay inside a well built structure and keep away from windows. Very heavy rainfall is occurring with these severe thunderstorms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 8:03 PM Aug. 20, 2026 – National Weather Service
PA . PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ADAMS BERKS LANCASTER LEBANON LEHIGH NORTHAMPTON YORK
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 5:15 PM Aug. 20, 2026 – National Weather Service
...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.
Flood Watch
Issued: 4:14 PM Aug. 20, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of central Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Columbia, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montour, Northern Clinton, Northern Lycoming, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Snyder, Southern Clinton, Southern Lycoming, Sullivan, Union and York. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Periods of heavy rain are expected this afternoon through the evening. Rainfall amounts up to 3 inches are possible. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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