Severe Thunderstorm Warning Just Issued for Parts of East Central PA

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
PAC025-077-095-181915-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0108.160718T1828Z-160718T1915Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
228 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ  HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL NORTHAMPTON COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  LEHIGH COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 315 PM EDT

* AT 227 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR JORDAN
  VALLEY...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF LEHIGHTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30
  MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ALLENTOWN...NORTHAMPTON...SLATINGTON...WALNUTPORT...NEW TRIPOLI...
  NEW MAHONING...JORDAN VALLEY...CLAUSSVILLE...EMERALD...
  SCHNECKSVILLE...NEFFS...WANAMAKERS...ANCIENT OAKS...COFFEETOWN...
  CATASAUQUA...COPLAY...NORTH CATASAUQUA...ALBURTIS...
  HOKENDAUQUA AND FULLERTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4069 7587 4070 7583 4074 7576 4078 7583
      4082 7581 4071 7538 4050 7561 4061 7580
      4068 7589
TIME...MOT...LOC 1827Z 294DEG 27KT 4073 7577

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH