Severe thunderstorms hit Lewisburg, Mifflinburg and surrounding Union County areas
Thunderstorms brought 60 mph wind gusts, heavy rain and hail threats to Lewisburg and Mifflinburg before a warning expired at 7:45 p.m.
Thunderstorms rolled into Lewisburg and Mifflinburg on June 11 with 60 mph wind gusts, heavy rain and hail threats that put Union County under a severe thunderstorm warning until 7:45 p.m. EDT. The National Weather Service in State College said the storms could damage roofs, siding and trees and turn evening travel into a fast-moving hazard.
The warning text reached well beyond the boroughs and included Lewisburg, Mifflinburg, Selinsgrove, Sunbury-area communities, Watsontown, Burnham, Zion, Belleville, Newport and Milroy. It also flagged Interstate 80 between the Jersey Shore and Milton-Williamsport exits, mile markers 194 to 210, a stretch where drivers faced the threat of sudden downpours and high winds as the storms moved through central Pennsylvania.
State College’s hazardous weather briefing said locally damaging wind gusts and brief heavy downpours were the main threats, with hail up to quarter-size, or 1 inch, also possible. Radar-indicated 60 mph wind gusts were specifically cited in the warning text, underscoring the risk of scattered tree damage and power outages across exposed neighborhoods and road corridors.
The severe weather threat did not end when the first warning expired. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remained in effect until 10 p.m. EDT, and the National Weather Service said severe thunderstorms were possible again Friday afternoon and evening. That made the June 11 storm a piece of a broader multi-day pattern rather than an isolated burst of weather.
The day also came with Heat Advisory conditions in parts of central Pennsylvania, where some places had heat index values near or above 100 degrees earlier in the day. With heat, wind and heavy rain all in play, the weather office repeatedly urged people to shelter indoors away from windows and avoid unnecessary travel until the storms moved out.
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