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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 9:18 PM Aug. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Bedford County in south central Pennsylvania... Blair County in central Pennsylvania... Southwestern Huntingdon County in central Pennsylvania... Southeastern Somerset County in south central Pennsylvania... * Until 615 PM EDT. * At 517 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Sankertown to Grantsville, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Altoona, Huntingdon, Hollidaysburg, Bedford, Breezewood, Roaring Spring, Clearville, New Enterprise, Martinsburg, Lakemont, Everett, and Claysburg. This includes the following Interstates... Interstate 70 from mile markers 147 to 150. The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 125 to 163. Interstate 99 from mile markers 0 to 38. 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: 8:36 PM Aug. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 588 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA ADAMS BEDFORD BLAIR CAMBRIA CENTRE CLEARFIELD CUMBERLAND FRANKLIN FULTON HUNTINGDON JUNIATA MIFFLIN PERRY SOMERSET THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALTOONA, BEDFORD, CARLISLE, CHAMBERSBURG, CLEARFIELD, DUBOIS, GETTYSBURG, HUNTINGDON, JOHNSTOWN, LEWISTOWN, MCCONNELLSBURG, MIFFLINTOWN, MOUNT UNION, NEWPORT, SOMERSET, STATE COLLEGE, AND WAYNESBORO.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 8:32 PM Aug. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cambria County in central Pennsylvania... Southwestern Clearfield County in central Pennsylvania... Somerset County in south central Pennsylvania... * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 431 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Kittanning to Derry to near Uniontown to 10 miles east of Brookhaven, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Johnstown, Somerset, Westmont, Windber, Ebensburg, Belmont, Nanty-Glo, Portage, Northern Cambria, Geistown, Southmont, and Meyersdale. This includes The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 101 to 130. 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
Flood Watch
Issued: 4:55 PM Aug. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of central Pennsylvania, including the following counties, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon and Somerset. * WHEN...Until 10 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain are expected late this afternoon and evening. Places that have received rain this morning will be most susceptible to flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. &&
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