Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued

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Fri, May 16 @ 10:43am

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 10:24AM EDT until May 16 at 11:30AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

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The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Berks County in eastern Pennsylvania...
Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania...
Northwestern Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
Northwestern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
North central Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
Southwestern Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 1130 AM EDT.

* At 1024 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Hazleton to near McKeansburg to near
Strausstown, moving east at 40 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to
roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

* Locations impacted include...
Allentown, Reading, Easton, Lehighton, Bethlehem, Pottstown, Forks,
Emmaus, Wyomissing, Northampton, Quakertown, Wilson, Downingtown,
Hellertown, Nazareth, Palmerton, Bangor, Birdsboro, Kutztown, and
Jim Thorpe.

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 these storms. Move indoors
immediately. 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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