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Posted on: August 4, 2022

[ARCHIVED] Severe Thunderstorm Warning . . .

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN LANCASTER...NORTH
CENTRAL YORK...SOUTHEASTERN DAUPHIN AND SOUTHERN LEBANON COUNTIES
THROUGH 500 PM EDT...

At 431 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Middletown, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation
possible.

Locations impacted include...
Lancaster, Harrisburg, Lebanon, Lower Allen, Hershey, Colonial Park,
Elizabethtown, Columbia, Progress, Lititz, Middletown, Millersville,
Mount Joy, Palmyra, New Cumberland, Linglestown, Steelton, Manheim,
Annville and Hummelstown.

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 4015 7690 4022 7687 4022 7686 4023 7687
4037 7681 4033 7617 4032 7616 3998 7633
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 275DEG 49KT 4023 7675

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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