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Maple Shade Township Police Department
Wednesday July 17th, 2024 :: 03:09 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:00PM

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

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Camden County in southern New Jersey... North central Gloucester County in southern New Jersey... Northwestern Burlington County in southern New Jersey... Southern Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania... South central Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Northeastern Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 400 PM EDT.

* At 305 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Paoli, or 8 miles northeast of West Chester, moving east at 35 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... Philadelphia, Camden, West Chester, Gloucester City, Cherry Hill, Bensalem, Evesham, Mount Laurel, Norristown, Chester, Voorhees, Lindenwold, Phoenixville, Lansdale, West Norriton, East Norriton, Bellmawr, Yeadon, Westtown, and Woodbury. This includes the following highways... New Jersey Turnpike between exits 3 and 4. Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 311 and 354. Northeast Extension between mile markers 21 and 30. Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 6 and 38. Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 327 and 351. Interstate 76 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 3. Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 21 and 41. Interstate 676 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 1. Interstate 676 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 4. Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 19.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BURLINGTON, NJ ... CAMDEN, NJ ... GLOUCESTER, NJ ... BUCKS, PA ... CHESTER, PA ... DELAWARE, PA ... MONTGOMERY, PA ... PHILADELPHIA, 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
Maple Shade Township Police Department
200 N Stiles Ave
Maple Shade Township, NJ 08052

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 856-234-8300

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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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