Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:00PM Tuesday
SVRPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern 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... South central Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 800 PM EDT.
* At 711 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Emmaus, or near Allentown, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.
* Locations impacted include... Allentown, Bethlehem, Emmaus, Quakertown, Byram, Bedminster, Hellertown, Tinicum, Alpha, Ferndale, Frenchtown, Milford, Bloomsbury, Riegelsville, Pleasant Valley, Revere, Zionsville, Lehigh University, Ottsville, and Pipersville. This includes the following highways... Northeast Extension between mile markers 46 and 53. Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 56 and 72. Interstate 78 in New Jersey near mile marker 2, and between mile markers 7 and 11.
* 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.
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