At 4:25 PM today (Wednesday, July 23, 2014), the National Weather Service in State College, PA has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southeastern Schuylkill County until 5 PM.

The warning reads:

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA.

425 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2014.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA UNTIL 500 PM EDT.

* AT 424 PM EDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.

CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AROUND 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS  LOCATED OVER SCHUYLKILL HAVEN…AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THE DAMAGING WINDS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

1. ..SCHUYLKILL HAVEN…MINERSVILLE…ST. CLAIR…
2. ..PORT CARBON…FRIEDENSBURG…MARLIN…RENNINGERS…
3. ..MCKEANSBURG…LAKE WYNONAH…CRESSONA…PALO ALTO…
4. ..DEER LAKE…PORT CLINTON…NEW RINGGOLD…SUMMIT STATION…
5. …LANDINGVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE DAMAGE. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER…PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING.