Full Notification

SVRPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Warren County in northwestern New Jersey... Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania... Southeastern Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania... Northwestern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania... South central Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania... Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 830 PM EDT.

* At 738 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Danielsville to Schnecksville, moving east at 25 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, Quakertown, Wilson, Hellertown, Nazareth, Palmerton, Bangor, Slatington, Pen Argyl, Wind Gap, Bath, Belvidere, Harmony, Alpha, and Walnutport. This includes the following highways... Northeast Extension between mile markers 48 and 71. Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 49 and 76. Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 2.

* AFFECTED AREAS: WARREN, NJ ... BUCKS, PA ... CARBON, PA ... LEHIGH, PA ... MONROE, PA ... NORTHAMPTON, 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 these storms. Move indoors immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.