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Northeastern York County Emergency Management Agency
Saturday June 27th, 2015 :: 05:50 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... SOUTHEASTERN YORK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA... CENTRAL LANCASTER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 615 PM EDT

* AT 548 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AROUND 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SHENKS FERRY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... SAFE HARBOR AND SHENKS FERRY AROUND 550 PM EDT. MILLERSVILLE...MOUNTVILLE AND SMITHVILLE AROUND 600 PM EDT. EAST PETERSBURG...LANCASTER...LITITZ...WILLOW STREET...BAREVILLE... LEACOCK...LEOLA...ROTHSVILLE AND STRASBURG AROUND 610 PM EDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE AIRVILLE...BIRD-IN-HAND...BLUE BALL...BUCK...CHRISTIANA... CONESTOGA...FARMERSVILLE...FELTON...GEORGETOWN AND GOODVILLE. THIS INCLUDES THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE FROM MILE MARKERS 274 TO 277.

* AFFECTED AREAS: LANCASTER ... YORK

Instructions:

DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE... SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. THE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE DAMAGE. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING.

Address/Location
Northeastern York County Emergency Management Agency
5080 N Sherman St Ext
Mount Wolf, PA 17347

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 717-577-1844

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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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