Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:00PM
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Berks County in eastern Pennsylvania... Northwestern Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania... Southeastern Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania... Northwestern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Northeastern Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Southwestern Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania... Southwestern Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 800 PM EDT.
* At 708 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Lehighton to Jordan Valley to near Fleetwood to Terre Hill, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Allentown, Reading, Lehighton, Bethlehem, Pottstown, Phoenixville, Emmaus, Wyomissing, Northampton, Quakertown, Hellertown, Nazareth, Palmerton, Birdsboro, Kutztown, Jim Thorpe, Royersford, Slatington, Fleetwood and Sinking Spring. People attending Philadelphia Folk Festival should seek safe shelter immediately!
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHESTER, PA ... MONTGOMERY, PA ... CARBON, PA ... BERKS, PA ... BUCKS, PA ... NORTHAMPTON, PA ... MONROE, PA ... LEHIGH, PA
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Mount Holly NJ. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
Borough of Nazareth
134 S Main St
Nazareth, PA 18064
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 610-759-0202
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP NAZARETH followed by your message, to 888777
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