Smithton, PA Warnings, Watches and Advisories

When a severe thunderstorm warning is issued, the storm may produce damaging winds, large hail, dangerous lightning, and heavy rain. In some cases, heavy rainfall produced by a severe storm can also lead to flash flooding. Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Smithton.

Use the Radar Maps link provided to understand the trajectory of a storm.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 2 at 11:49AM EDT until September 2 at 12:45PM EDT by NWS State College PA

SVRCTP The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Dauphin County in south central Pennsylvania... Lancaster County in south central Pennsylvania... Lebanon County in south central Pennsylvania... Southwestern Schuylkill County in central Pennsylvania... Eastern York County in south central Pennsylvania... * Until 1245 PM EDT. * At 1149 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Tower City to Annville to Royalton, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Palmyra, Lebanon, and Elizabethtown around 1150 AM EDT. Manheim, Myerstown, and Mount Joy around 1200 PM EDT. East Petersburg, Lititz, and Columbia around 1210 PM EDT. Willow Street, Akron, and Leola around 1220 PM EDT. New Holland, Terre Hill, and Strasburg around 1230 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include York Haven, Ravine, Buck, Three Mile Island, and East Prospect. Radar has indicated rotation within these severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not immediately likely, tornadoes can develop quickly during severe thunderstorms. This includes the following Interstates... The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 250 to 295. Interstate 78 from mile markers 0 to 8. Interstate 81 from mile markers 85 to 103.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 2 at 11:39AM EDT until September 2 at 12:30PM EDT by NWS State College PA

SVRCTP The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Adams County in south central Pennsylvania... Bedford County in south central Pennsylvania... South central Cambria County in central Pennsylvania... Southwestern Cumberland County in south central Pennsylvania... Franklin County in south central Pennsylvania... Fulton County in south central Pennsylvania... Southwestern Huntingdon County in central Pennsylvania... Eastern Somerset County in south central Pennsylvania... * Until 1230 PM EDT. * At 1138 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Shippensburg to Scotland to St. Thomas to Fort Littleton to Wells Tannery to New Enterprise to Ogletown, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Shippensburg, Chambersburg, and Coaldale around 1140 AM EDT. Bedford, Breezewood, and Greencastle around 1150 AM EDT. Waynesboro, Buffalo Mills, and Orrtanna around 1200 PM EDT. Carroll Valley and Warfordsburg around 1210 PM EDT. Barnes Gap and Inglesmith around 1220 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Orrstown, Arendtsville, Quincy, Biglerville, and Williamson. Radar has indicated rotation within these severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not immediately likely, tornadoes can develop quickly during severe thunderstorms. This includes the following Interstates... Interstate 70 from mile markers 147 to 170. The Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 125 and 188, and from mile markers 203 to 211. Interstate 81 from mile markers 0 to 36. Interstate 99 from mile markers 0 to 14.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 2 at 11:24AM EDT until September 2 at 12:15PM EDT by NWS State College PA

SVRCTP The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Adams County in south central Pennsylvania... Central Cumberland County in south central Pennsylvania... Southern Dauphin County in south central Pennsylvania... Western Lancaster County in south central Pennsylvania... East central Perry County in south central Pennsylvania... York County in south central Pennsylvania... * Until 1215 PM EDT. * At 1123 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Wertzville to Schlusser to Plainfield to Newville, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Lemoyne, Camp Hill, and Lower Allen around 1130 AM EDT. Progress, Middletown, and Paxtang around 1140 AM EDT. York, Elizabethtown, and Weigelstown around 1150 AM EDT. Red Lion, Dallastown, and Columbia around 1200 PM EDT. Windsor, Mountville, and Codorus around 1210 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Arendtsville, York Haven, Gardners, Glenville, and Fawn Grove. Radar has indicated rotation within these severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not immediately likely, tornadoes can develop quickly during severe thunderstorms. This includes the following Interstates... The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 220 to 258. Interstate 81 from mile markers 39 to 71. Interstate 83 from mile markers 0 to 50. Interstate 283 from mile markers 0 to 2.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 2 at 11:09AM EDT until September 2 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS State College PA

SVRCTP The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Dauphin County in south central Pennsylvania... Northeastern Perry County in south central Pennsylvania... * Until noon EDT. * At 1108 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Newport, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Newport, New Bloomfield, and Duncannon around 1110 AM EDT. New Buffalo and Marysville around 1120 AM EDT. Progress, Linglestown, and Harrisburg around 1130 AM EDT. Hummelstown, Hershey, and Rutherford around 1140 AM EDT. Palmyra around 1150 AM EDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Enders, Millerstown, Dauphin, Halifax, and Hershey Park. Radar has indicated rotation within this severe thunderstorm. Although a tornado is not immediately likely, tornadoes can develop quickly during severe thunderstorms. This includes the following Interstates... The Pennsylvania Turnpike from mile markers 255 to 258. Interstate 81 from mile markers 66 to 81. Interstate 83 from mile markers 47 to 50.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 2 at 11:02AM EDT until September 2 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS State College PA

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 642 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA ADAMS BEDFORD BLAIR CAMBRIA CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN FRANKLIN FULTON HUNTINGDON JUNIATA MIFFLIN PERRY SNYDER SOMERSET UNION YORK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALTOONA, BEDFORD, CARLISLE, CHAMBERSBURG, GETTYSBURG, HARRISBURG, HERSHEY, HUNTINGDON, JOHNSTOWN, LEWISBURG, LEWISTOWN, MCCONNELLSBURG, MIFFLINTOWN, MOUNT UNION, NEWPORT, SELINSGROVE, SOMERSET, WAYNESBORO, AND YORK.

Heat Advisory issued September 2 at 3:53AM EDT until September 3 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 102 degrees expected. * WHERE...In Delaware, New Castle County. In New Jersey, Camden, Gloucester, and Northwestern Burlington Counties. In Pennsylvania, Delaware, Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks, and Philadelphia Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

Heat Advisory issued September 2 at 3:53AM EDT until September 3 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 100 degrees expected. * WHERE...In New Jersey, Eastern Monmouth, Mercer, Western Monmouth, Ocean, and Southeastern Burlington Counties. In Pennsylvania, Berks, Eastern Chester, Western Chester, and Western Montgomery Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

Heat Advisory issued September 2 at 3:35AM EDT until September 3 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS State College PA

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 102 expected. * WHERE...South central Pennsylvania. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

Heat Advisory issued September 2 at 2:54AM EDT until September 2 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 102 expected. * WHERE...In Ohio, Columbiana County. In Pennsylvania, Lawrence, Armstrong, and Butler Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

Heat Advisory issued September 2 at 2:54AM EDT until September 3 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 102 expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, southwest and western Pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. * WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.