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Dense Fog Advisory in Effect for Six Central Pennsylvania Counties Until 9 AM

Visibility will drop to just a few hundred feet in Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon and Somerset Counties early on August 15, 2026, according to the weather service advisory record.

2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 15, 2026, 4:54 p.m. ET

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 17, 2026, 10:36 a.m. ET
A is in effect for central Pennsylvania counties on August 15, 2026, according to the record issued by the . The record shows the begins at 2:00 AM EDT on August 15, 2026, and expires at 9:00 AM EDT on August 15, 2026 — the official product headline reads "." The covers zones, comprising Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, and Somerset Counties, as well as the cities of Huntingdon, Mount Union, Johnstown, Altoona, McConnellsburg, Somerset, and Bedford. The same record states that visibility in some areas will drop to just a few hundred feet in dense fog, and that reduced visibility will produce hazardous driving conditions. Drivers are advised to consider allowing extra time to reach their destination.

Earlier reports

  1. Aug 15, 2026, 4:54 p.m. ETFirst report

    Weather Service Warns of Hazardous Driving Conditions in Central Pennsylvania Fog

    Reduced visibility from dense fog will cause hazardous driving conditions, according to official advisory records from the National Weather Service State College PA. Drivers are advised to consider allowing extra time to reach their destinations as visibility drops to just a few hundred feet in some areas.

    The warning applies to six counties: Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, and Somerset. Cities within the advisory area include Huntingdon, Mount Union, Johnstown, Altoona, McConnellsburg, Somerset, and Bedford.

    According to official records, the advisory began at 2:00 AM EDT on August 15, 2026, and remains in effect until 9:00 AM EDT on August 15, 2026.

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  1. Version 217 Aug 2026, 14:36current

    Rewrote the headline so the hazard and the area it covers lead, removing the issuing-agency opening; moved the National Weather Service State College PA attribution into the body. Added the verbatim official product headline and kept all times, zone count, counties and cities exactly as given.

  2. Version 115 Aug 2026, 20:54current

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  3. Version 115 Aug 2026, 20:48

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