Severe Thunderstorm Warning Updated
From
Chester Township
Sent
Mon, Aug 7 @ 6:11pm
Description
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 5:59PM EDT until August 7 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
RRA
At 559 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Oxford to near Newtown, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Wilmington, Newark, Middletown, Chester, Pennsville, Yeadon, Carneys
Point, Folcroft, Swarthmore, Elsmere, New Castle, Penns Grove, Salem,
Alloway, Quinton, Delaware City, Newport, Arden, Betterton and
Stanton.
This includes the following highways...
New Jersey Turnpike near exit 1.
Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 9.
Interstate 95 in Delaware between mile markers 1 and 23.
Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 8.
Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 14.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for central and
northern Delaware...northeastern Maryland...southern New Jersey...and
southeastern Pennsylvania.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
This notification was posted by Chester Township. Chester Township is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
