At 3:30 PM today (Monday, June 8, 2015), the National Weather Service in State College has just issued a Tornado Warning for Schuylkill County, South Central Columbia County, and Southeastern Northumberland County. The warning ends at 4:30 PM. In addition, a Tornado Watch is in effect until around 8 PM tonight.
Locations in Schuylkill County included Tamaqua, Coaldale, Ashland, Frackville, Kulpmont, Mahanoy City, Minersville, Mount Carmel, Pottsville, Schuylkill Haven, Shamokin, Shenandoah, St. Clair, Tamaqua, Altamont, Aristes, Beurys, Branchdale, Brandonville, Buck Run, and Delano.

Click HERE to view an interactive map for our area – via Weather.com.

The warning reads:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE PA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR… SOUTH CENTRAL COLUMBIA COUNTY IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA… SCHUYLKILL COUNTY IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA… SOUTHEASTERN NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA…
* UNTIL 430 PM EDT
* AT 328 PM EDT… DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LECK KILL… AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE… ASHLAND… FRACKVILLE… KULPMONT… MAHANOY CITY… MINERSVILLE… MOUNT CARMEL… POTTSVILLE… SCHUYLKILL HAVEN… SHAMOKIN… SHENANDOAH… ST. CLAIR… TAMAQUA… ALTAMONT… ARISTES… BEURYS LAKE… BRANCHDALE… BRANDONVILLE… BUCK RUN… COALDALE AND DELANO.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 FROM MILE MARKERS 107 TO 139.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR OUTDOORS… MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

Click HERE for another tornado warning affecting 25 counties.