UPDATE:
CLEARFIELD COUNTY – A tornado warning is now in effect until 6:30 p.m. for central Clearfield County.
According to the U.S. National Weather Service, State College, at 5:32 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Sandy, moving east at 35 mph.
“This dangerous storm will be near Rockton around 5:50 p.m.; S.B. Elliot State Park and Curwensville around 6 p.m.; and Clearfield, Plymptonville and Hyde around 6:10 p.m.; and Lecontes Mills and Woodland around 6:20 p.m.,” the weather advisory stated.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Troutville, Wallaceton, Morrisdale, Kylertown, Treasure Lake, Clearfield-Lawrence Airport, Penn State Dubois and Grassflat.
For those driving on Interstate 80, this includes areas between the DuBois and Snow Shoe exits, specifically from mile markers 97 to 134.
The NWS urges residents to “take cover now” and move to their basement or interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Residents should avoid windows.
If residents are outdoors, in a mobile home or in a vehicle, they should move to the closest substantial shelter and protect themselves from flying debris.
The NWS warns that: “Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. Take cover now.”
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UPDATE:
CLEARFIELD COUNTY – A tornado warning is now in effect until 5:45 p.m. for central Clearfield County.
According to the U.S. National Weather Service, State College, at 5:05 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Plymptonville, moving east at 25 miles per hour.
“This dangerous storm will be near Clearfield around 5:10 p.m., Woodland around 5:20 p.m., and Lecontes Mills around 5:30 p.m.,” the weather advisory stated.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Wallaceton and Clearfield-Lawrence Airport. For those driving on Interstate 80, this includes areas between the Penfield and Kylertown exits, specifically from mile markers 115 to 127.
This also includes U.S. Route 322 from Clearfield to near Wallaceton.
The NWS urges residents to “take cover now” and move to their basement or interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Residents should avoid windows.
If residents are outdoors, in a mobile home or in a vehicle, they should move to the closest substantial shelter and protect themselves from flying debris.
The NWS warns that: “Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. Take cover now.”
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CLEARFIELD COUNTY – A Tornado Watch is in effect for Clearfield County until 11 p.m., according to the U.S. National Weather Service in State College.
It’s in effect in 25 Pennsylvania counties, including:
- Blair
- Cambria
- Cameron
- Centre
- Clearfield
- Clinton
- Columbia
- Dauphin
- Elk
- Huntingdon
- Juniata
- Lebanon
- Lycoming
- Mckean
- Mifflin
- Montour
- Northumberland
- Perry
- Potter
- Schuylkill
- Snyder
- Sullivan
- Tioga
- Union
- Warren
This includes the cities of:
- Altoona
- Berwick
- Bloomsburg
- Bradford
- Clearfield
- Coudersport
- Danville
- Dubois
- Emporium
- Harrisburg
- Hershey
- Huntingdon
- Johnstown
- Laporte
- Lebanon
- Lewisburg
- Lewistown
- Lock Haven
- Mansfield
- Mifflintown
- Mount Union
- Newport
- Pottsville
- Renovo
- Ridgway
- Selinsgrove
- Shamokin
- Marys
- State College
- Sunbury
- Warren
- Wellsboro
- Williamsport
