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Gettysburg National Military Park
Wednesday August 18th, 2021 :: 05:11 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:45PM

The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Adams County in south central Pennsylvania... Northwestern York County in south central Pennsylvania... Southeastern Franklin County in south central Pennsylvania... Cumberland County in south central Pennsylvania... Perry County in south central Pennsylvania...

* Until 545 PM EDT.

* At 510 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Newville to Walnut Bottom to near Scotland to Mont Alto to Rouzerville, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Carlisle, Schlusser, Plainfield, Bloserville, Loysville and Colonel Denning State Park around 520 PM EDT. Mount Holly Springs, Duncannon, Boiling Springs, Carlisle Springs, New Kingstown, Newport, New Bloomfield, Shermansdale and Lake Meade around 530 PM EDT. Camp Hill, Mechanicsburg, Enola, Lower Allen, Lemoyne, Harrisburg, New Cumberland, Siddonsburg, Marysville and West Fairview around 540 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Arendtsville, Gardners, Heidlersburg, Biglerville, Millerstown, Lewisberry, Idaville, McKnightstown, Bendersville and Hunterstown. This includes the following Interstates... The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 202 to 242. Interstate 81 from mile markers 28 to 65. Interstate 83 from mile markers 38 to 42.

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

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for south central and central Pennsylvania. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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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