Severe Thunderstorm Warning Just Issued for Northern Sussex County

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NJC037-PAC025-089-092145-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0090.110609T2041Z-110609T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
441 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CARBON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LEHIGHTON...
MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MOUNT POCONO...
NORTHERN SUSSEX COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...

* UNTIL 545 PM EDT

* AT 438 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 21 MILES NORTH OF HIGH POINT TO
31 MILES NORTHWEST OF WHITE HAVEN...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
25 MILES NORTHEAST OF MONTAGUE TO 21 MILES WEST OF
WILKES-BARRE...AND MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
WHITE HAVEN AND WEATHERLY AROUND 515 PM EDT...
NEW MAHONING AND NESQUEHONING AROUND 520 PM EDT...
LEHIGHTON AND JIM THORPE AROUND 525 PM EDT...
LAKE HARMONY...CHRISTMANS...BLAKESLEE AND ALBRIGHTSVILLE AROUND 530
PM EDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES GREATEST KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN DELAWARE AND NORTHEAST MARYLAND AND NEW
JERSEY AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

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LAT...LON 4124 7446 4119 7444 4111 7491 4094 7527
4076 7578 4092 7600 4100 7575 4105 7578
4110 7577 4114 7570 4113 7564 4121 7557
4125 7550 4126 7514 4116 7516 4115 7509
4109 7501 4115 7491 4131 7480 4135 7468
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 283DEG 38KT 4160 7451 4130 7625

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