WWUS81 KCTP 190016
SPSCTP

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
816 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026
 
PAZ019-045-190045-
Southern Clinton PA-Southern Centre PA-
816 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CENTRE AND SOUTH CENTRAL
CLINTON COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM EDT...

At 816 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Bellefonte, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Bellefonte, Boalsburg, Pleasant Gap, Lamar, Lemont, Zion,
Houserville, Centre Hall, Milesburg, Blanchard, Rebersburg,
Madisonburg, Bald Eagle State Park, Howard, Beech Creek, State
College Regional Airport, and Pennsylvania Military Museum.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 4097 7739 4078 7779 4080 7784 4088 7786
      4107 7767 4111 7758 4111 7756
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 235DEG 35KT 4091 7774 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

Colbert