Severe Thunderstorm Warning Updated
From
Earl
Sent
Wed, Jul 17 @ 7:45pm
Description
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 17 at 7:32PM EDT until July 17 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
At 732 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Old Orchard to Zionsville to near Cedarville, moving
east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Allentown, Easton, Bethlehem, Pottstown, Forks, Emmaus, Northampton,
Quakertown, Perkasie, Wilson, Washington, Hellertown, Birdsboro, East
Greenville, Harmony, Alpha, Topton, Ferndale, Hampton, and
Schwenksville.
This includes the following highways...
Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 296 and 304.
Northeast Extension between mile markers 35 and 63.
Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 49 and 76.
Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 11.
Interstate 176 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 1 and 11.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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