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US weather service warns of severe thunderstorms in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma
US weather service warns of severe thunderstorms in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma
The National Weather Service has issued severe thunderstorm warnings for central Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and the Oklahoma-Texas border area. The Pennsylvania storm, tracked 10 miles north of New Wilmington moving east at…
The Story in Brief
The National Weather Service has issued severe thunderstorm warnings for central Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and the Oklahoma-Texas border area. The Pennsylvania storm, tracked 10 miles north of New Wilmington moving east at 20 mph, brings 60 mph wind gusts and small hail until 7:15 p.m. Eastern. Towns including Mercer, Stoneboro, and Jackson Center face roof and tree damage risks.
A separate warning covers northwestern Jefferson County, Oklahoma, and northeastern Clay County, Texas, until 6:15 p.m. Central. Trained spotters near Waurika clocked quarter-sized hail and 60 mph winds moving southwest at 10 mph. Residents in Waurika, Ryan, Addington, and Sugden are advised to move to interior rooms on lowest floors. An earlier 5:46 p.m. warning had omitted the hail hazard.
The Indian Opinion
Two severe thunderstorm warnings thousands of miles apart make headlines in India, a reminder that American weather is now global news, but coverage can inflate the drama. The storms are routine summer systems with 60 mph winds and quarter-sized hail. The real story is how fast alerts update: a 5:46 p.m. warning missed the hail that a 5:55 p.m. advisory caught. The test to watch for is whether local news in those US counties reports actual damage tomorrow.
Source: timesnownews.com
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