Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:15PM
SVRPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Burlington County in southern New Jersey... Southeastern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 515 PM EDT.
* At 421 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Willingboro, or 11 miles east of Philadelphia, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Willingboro, Lumberton, Burlington, Bristol, Mount Holly, Riverside, Presidential Lakes Estates, Beverly, Pemberton, Wrightstown, Jacksonville, Georgetown, Presidential Lakes, Andalusia, Browns Mills, Jobstown, Columbus, Florence-Roebling, Leisuretowne, and Edgewater Park. This includes the following highways... New Jersey Turnpike between exits 5 and 7. Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 34 and 36. Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 39 and 55.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BURLINGTON, NJ ... BUCKS, PA
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. In addition to 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.
Address/Location
Burlington City NJ Office of Emergency Management
525 High St
Burlington, NJ 08016
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-386-0200
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP CITYOEM 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