The National Weather Service (in State College, PA) has issue a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 9 PM today (Tuesday, May 27, 2014).
In Pennsylvania, this watch includes areas in Schuylkill and 26 other counties.
Click HERE to view an interactive weather map.

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The latest reads:   (page down further to read earlier to view an earlier Hazardous Weather Outlook release):

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 190 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 27 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA

ADAMS BEDFORD BLAIR CAMBRIA CENTRE CLINTON COLUMBIA CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN FRANKLIN FULTON HUNTINGDON JUNIATA LANCASTER LEBANON LYCOMING MIFFLIN MONTOUR NORTHUMBERLAND PERRY SCHUYLKILL SNYDER SOMERSET SULLIVAN TIOGA UNION YORK.

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF… ALTOONA… BEDFORD… BERWICK… BLOOMSBURG… CARLISLE… CHAMBERSBURG… DANVILLE… GETTYSBURG… HARRISBURG… HERSHEY… HUNTINGDON… JOHNSTOWN… LANCASTER… LAPORTE… LEBANON… LEWISBURG… LEWISTOWN… LOCK HAVEN… MANSFIELD… MCCONNELLSBURG… MIFFLINTOWN… MOUNT UNION… NEWPORT… POTTSVILLE… RENOVO… SELINSGROVE… SHAMOKIN… SOMERSET… STATE COLLEGE… SUNBURY… WAYNESBORO… WELLSBORO… WILLIAMSPORT AND YORK.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1237 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2014

PAZ037-041-042-046-051>053-058-281645-
TIOGA-NORTHERN LYCOMING-SULLIVAN-SOUTHERN LYCOMING-MONTOUR-
NORTHUMBERLAND-COLUMBIA-SCHUYLKILL-
1237 PM EDT TUE MAY 27 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SCATTERED STRONG TO POTENTIALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING. HIGHLY LOCALIZED LARGE HAIL OF QUARTER-SIZE IN
DIAMETER…AND STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE MORE INTENSE
THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING…ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
SOUTH-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND LAUREL HIGHLANDS…AS A COLD FRONT
SAGS SOUTH AND WEST ACROSS THE STATE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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