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Gettysburg National Military Park
Tuesday July 21st, 2020 :: 05:42 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:15PM

The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Adams County in south central Pennsylvania... East central Franklin County in south central Pennsylvania... Southwestern Cumberland County in south central Pennsylvania...

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 539 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near St. Thomas, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees, roofs, and siding.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Chambersburg, Scotland, Upper Strasburg, Guilford, Fayetteville and Roxbury around 550 PM EDT. Shippensburg around 600 PM EDT. Walnut Bottom and Pine Grove Furnace around 610 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Orrstown and Shippensburg University. This includes the following Interstates... The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 203 to 209. Interstate 81 from mile markers 11 to 37.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ADAMS, PA ... CUMBERLAND, PA ... FRANKLIN, PA

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This storm has already produced damage near McConnellsburg.

Address/Location
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg, PA 17325

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 717-334-1124

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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