Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:45PM
SVRPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey... Southwestern Warren County in northwestern New Jersey... Southeastern Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania... Northwestern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Southern Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 501 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ancient Oaks, or near Allentown, moving east at 40 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, Easton, Bethlehem, Forks, Emmaus, Northampton, Wilson, Hellertown, Nazareth, Bath, Belvidere, Harmony, Alpha, Ferndale, Belfast, Frenchtown, West Easton, Milford, Tatamy, and Bloomsbury. This includes the following highways... Northeast Extension between mile markers 47 and 61. Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 50 and 76. Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 14.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HUNTERDON, NJ ... WARREN, NJ ... BUCKS, PA ... LEHIGH, 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 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 Freemansburg
600 Monroe St
Freemansburg, PA 18017
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 610-866-2220
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