Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 6 at 4:30PM EDT until June 6 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS State College PA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 6, 2026 - 1:30pm
Expires:
June 6, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
SVRCTP
The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Cumberland County in south central Pennsylvania...
Franklin County in south central Pennsylvania...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 426 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Colonel Denning State Park to near Newville to
Shippensburg to Fannettsburg to St. Thomas to McConnellsburg,
moving east at 35 mph. A second line of severe storms that has
produced numerous reports of downed trees and power lines across
Somerset and Bedford Counties will follow this initial line of
thunderstorms by about 30 minutes.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Chambersburg, Carlisle, Waynesboro, Shippensburg, Greencastle,
Guilford, Plainfield, St. Thomas, Schlusser, Boiling Springs,
Fayetteville, and Mount Holly Springs.
This includes the following Interstates...
The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 187 to 229.
Interstate 81 from mile markers 1 to 53.
Instruction:
These are dangerous storms. To stay safe, immediately move inside a
well built structure and stay away from windows.
Area Description:
Cumberland, PA; Franklin, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS State College PA