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ALERT | Strong to severe thunderstorms possible in Lancaster, York counties
ABC7 New York and WTNH News8 (Nexstar, New Haven) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedSouth-central Pennsylvania faces an Alert Day on Friday as strong to severe thunderstorms could bring damaging wind gusts during the afternoon and evening.
The headline splitWGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) frames it as "ALERT | Strong to severe thunderstorms possible in Lancaster, York counties". The Post-Standard (Syracuse) frames it as "Be prepared for strong thunderstorms in Ulster and Dutchess counties Friday evening — gus...".
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CenterALERT | Strong to severe thunderstorms possible in Lancaster, York counties
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ALERT | Strong to severe thunderstorms possible in Lancaster, York counties
South-central Pennsylvania faces an Alert Day on Friday as strong to severe thunderstorms could bring damaging wind gusts during the afternoon and evening.
Severe Thunderstorms possible this evening. Windy and unseasonably cold Saturday. Beautiful and pleasant Sunday!
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING LITCHFIELD COUNTY UNTIL 7:15PM. Rain moved across the state this morning. There has been increasing humidity and some sunshine late this afternoon. The Storm Pre...
Be prepared for strong thunderstorms in Ulster and Dutchess counties Friday evening — gusts could peak at 50 mph
A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 5:46 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 6:15 p.m. for Ulster and Dutchess counties.
