Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:30PM
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania... North central Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Southwestern Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 630 PM EDT.
* At 538 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Coffeetown, or near Allentown, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Wind damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.
* Locations impacted include... Allentown, Easton, Bethlehem, Forks, Emmaus, Northampton, Wilson, Hellertown, Nazareth, Wind Gap, Bath, Belfast, West Easton, Tatamy, Riegelsville, Steuben, Glendon, Coffeetown, Ancient Oaks and Lehigh University. This includes Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 51 and 76.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LEHIGH, PA ... NORTHAMPTON, PA ... BUCKS, PA
Instructions:
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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
Borough of Nazareth
134 S Main St
Nazareth, PA 18064
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 610-759-0202
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP NAZARETH followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning