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Borough of Nazareth
Thursday August 27th, 2020 :: 07:52 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:30PM Thursday

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... Southern Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania... Central Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 830 PM EDT.

* At 751 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Hometown to near Friedensburg, moving east at 50 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... Allentown, Reading, Lehighton, Bethlehem, Emmaus, Wyomissing, Northampton, Nazareth, Palmerton, Kutztown, Jim Thorpe, Hamburg, Slatington, Fleetwood, Laureldale, Nesquehoning, Bath, Walnutport, Topton and Leesport. This includes the following highways... Northeast Extension between mile markers 52 and 76. Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 11 and 60.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BERKS, PA ... LEHIGH, PA ... NORTHAMPTON, PA ... CARBON, PA

Instructions:

Protecting yourself from immediate threats to life and safety shall take priority. Whenever possible, as long as it does not cause greater harm, all COVID-19 protective action guidance should be followed. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Borough of Nazareth
134 S Main St
Nazareth, PA 18064

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 610-759-0202

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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

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