WARNING FOR YORK, LANCASTER AND ADAMS CNTYS PA

[Nws Olney Maryland]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OLNEY MD
312 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OLNEY MD HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
YORK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
NORTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
SOUTHERN LEBANON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...
ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 415 PM EDT

* AT 302 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES WEST OF CAMPBELLTOWN TO
CARROLL VALLEY...AND MOVING EAST AT 27 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
NEW OXFORD AND GERMANTOWN AROUND 320 PM EDT...
WEIGELSTOWN AND LAWN AROUND 325 PM EDT...
THOMASVILLE AND MCSHERRYSTOWN AROUND 330 PM EDT...
CORNWALL AND SPRING GROVE AROUND 335 PM EDT...
YORK AND PARKVILLE AROUND 340 PM EDT...
MOUNT JOY AROUND 345 PM EDT...

THIS WILL IMPACT THE FOLLOWING CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA INTERSTATES...THE
PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 240 AND 290...I-70 BETWEEN
MILE MARKERS 240 AND 290...I-83 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 39.

THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE
HAIL.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTAIN DAMAGING WINDS 58 MPH OR STRONGER...OR
HAIL THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OR LARGER. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A
STURDY LOCATION NOW.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...STRONG WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1 8 7 7 6 3 9 6 9 9 2.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.