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06/22/2026

BLAIR PA ALERT: NWS Partners - Blair County and Surrounding Areas - Monday, 06/22/26

• Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms possible Monday afternoon and evening with damaging wind gusts the primary hazard
• Locally heavy rainfall may cause isolated flash flooding primarily in urban and poor drainage areas • Greatest severe thunderstorm and flash flooding risk over the southern tier of central PA

Important changes:
Level 2/5 severe t-storm risk expanded over the southern tier of central PA




For more information and graphics, go tohttps://www.weather.gov/media/ctp/DssPacket.pdf . You can also find additional weather information at https://www.weather.gov/ctp/briefing or https://www.weather.gov/ctp/selfbrief . Blair County Department of Emergency Services-MB

06/22/2026

BLAIR PA ALERT: NWS Partners - Blair County and Surrounding Areas-Monday, 6/22/26



Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms capable of damaging winds Monday afternoon & evening for parts of south/east Pennsylvania.
Locally heavy rainfall may cause isolated flash flooding, primarily within urban and poor drainage areas.



For more information and graphics, go tohttps://www.weather.gov/media/ctp/DssPacket.pdf . You can also find additional weather information at https://www.weather.gov/ctp/briefing or https://www.weather.gov/ctp/selfbrief .


Blair County Department of Emergency Services-CF

06/21/2026

BLAIR PA ALERT:

DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
Dense Fog Advisory issued June 21 at 3:53AM EDT until June 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS State College PA
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.

* WHERE...A portion of central Pennsylvania.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.
Consider allowing extra time to reach your destination.
http://www.weather.gov

06/18/2026

BLAIR PA ALERT: NWS Partners - Blair County and Surrounding Areas - Thursday, June 18, 2026




Strong-to-severe thunderstorms along a cold front could bring scattered instances of damaging winds across much of central Pennsylvania.
Gusty non-thunderstorm winds are expected across much of central Pennsylvania with highest gusts early this afternoon across the Laurels.



Important Changes: Included today's wind gust forecast along with timing on both the severe thunderstorm threat and non-thunderstorm wind threat.




For more information and graphics, go to https://www.weather.gov/media/ctp/DssPacket.pdf . You can also find additional weather information at https://www.weather.gov/ctp/briefing or https://www.weather.gov/ctp/selfbrief .
Blair County Department of Emergency Services-MB

06/17/2026

BLAIR PA ALERT: NWS Partners - Blair County and Surrounding Areas-Thursday, June 18, 2026




A strong cold front will bring chances for severe storms on Thursday.
An initial line of thunderstorms moving across the region Thursday morning may produce locally damaging wind gusts within the Marginal Risk (1/5).
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds may develop Thursday afternoon and evening, primarily across far-southeastern Pennsylvania within the Slight Risk (2/5).



Important changes:


The risk for non-thunderstorm related gusty winds has increased with post frontal winds expected to gust between 30 to 40 mph.






For more information and graphics, go to https://www.weather.gov/media/ctp/DssPacket.pdf . You can also find additional weather information at https://www.weather.gov/ctp/briefing or https://www.weather.gov/ctp/selfbrief .

Blair County Department of Emergency Services-CF

Tonight was the beginning of week 3 for Class 007. The students learned about airway management, shock, and neurologica...
06/16/2026

Tonight was the beginning of week 3 for Class 007. The students learned about airway management, shock, and neurological emergencies. The teams also presented thier assigned respiratory emergencies and created study guides on the same.

Saturday the 13th of June was the first major lab day for Class 007. The students learned about CPR, BLS resuscitation, ...
06/16/2026

Saturday the 13th of June was the first major lab day for Class 007. The students learned about CPR, BLS resuscitation, how to safely move patients as well as loading and unloading the stretcher in and out of a unit. It was a very busy but fun day for the class. All told, each student performed about 1000 compressions during this sess. On to week 3 and the first clinical shifts!

06/15/2026

BLAIR PA ALERT:

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 14 at 8:15PM EDT until June 14 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS State College PA
SVRCTP

The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Blair County in central Pennsylvania...
Southeastern Cambria County in central Pennsylvania...
Southwestern Centre County in central Pennsylvania...
Northern Huntingdon County in central Pennsylvania...
Northwestern Mifflin County in central Pennsylvania...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 815 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Bald Eagle to Sinking Valley to Gallitzin to
Salix-Beauty Line Park, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Altoona, State College, Huntingdon, Hollidaysburg, Tyrone, Portage,
Park Forest Village, Boalsburg, Pleasant Gap, Roaring Spring,
Stormstown, and Lemont.

This includes Interstate 99 from mile markers 15 to 81.
Stay inside a well built structure and keep away from windows.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these severe
thunderstorms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's
leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for south central
and central Pennsylvania.
http://www.weather.gov

06/14/2026

BLAIR PA ALERT:

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 14 at 7:10PM EDT until June 14 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS State College PA
SVRCTP

The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Blair County in central Pennsylvania...
Cambria County in central Pennsylvania...
Southeastern Cameron County in north central Pennsylvania...
Centre County in central Pennsylvania...
Clearfield County in central Pennsylvania...
Clinton County in north central Pennsylvania...
Southeastern Elk County in north central Pennsylvania...
Northwestern Huntingdon County in central Pennsylvania...
Southwestern Lycoming County in north central Pennsylvania...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 710 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Benezette to Curwensville to near Northern
Cambria to Brownsville, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Altoona, State College, Johnstown, Lock Haven, Clearfield,
Bellefonte, Hollidaysburg, Tyrone, Westmont, Ebensburg, Belmont,
and Nanty-Glo.

For those driving on Interstate 80, this includes areas between the
Dubois Route 255 and Mile Run exits, specifically from mile markers
108 to 193.

This includes Interstate 99 from mile markers 18 to 85.
Stay inside a well built structure and keep away from windows.

Very heavy rainfall is occurring with these severe thunderstorms, and
may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for south
central, central and north central Pennsylvania.
http://www.weather.gov

06/14/2026

BLAIR PA ALERT:

Tornado Watch issued June 14 at 5:41PM EDT until June 14 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS State College PA
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 336 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA

BEDFORD BLAIR CAMBRIA
CENTRE CLINTON FULTON
HUNTINGDON LYCOMING MIFFLIN
SNYDER SOMERSET UNION

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALTOONA, BEDFORD, HUNTINGDON,
JOHNSTOWN, LEWISBURG, LEWISTOWN, LOCK HAVEN, MCCONNELLSBURG,
MOUNT UNION, RENOVO, SELINSGROVE, SOMERSET, STATE COLLEGE,
AND WILLIAMSPORT.
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