Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued

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Sun, Jun 23 @ 5:35pm

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 23 at 5:22PM EDT until June 23 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

SVRPHI

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern New Castle County in northern Delaware...
Northwestern Salem County in southern New Jersey...
Northwestern Camden County in southern New Jersey...
Gloucester County in southern New Jersey...
Southeastern Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
Southeastern Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 522 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Talleyville,
or 7 miles north of Wilmington, moving east at 35 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.

* Locations impacted include...
Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington, West Chester, Gloucester City,
Chester, Deptford, West Deptford, Glassboro, Pennsville, Bellmawr,
Yeadon, Westtown, Woodbury, Pitman, Clayton, Carneys Point,
Folcroft, Swarthmore, and Elsmere.

This includes the following highways...
New Jersey Turnpike between exits 1 and 3.
Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 25.
Interstate 95 in Delaware between mile markers 6 and 23.
Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 336 and 351.
Interstate 76 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 3.
Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 29.
Interstate 676 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 1.
Interstate 676 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 4.
Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 12.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

In addition to large hail and damaging winds, frequent cloud to
ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors
immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough
to be struck by lightning.

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.

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