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Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management
Wednesday April 4th, 2018 :: 12:45 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect until 1:30pm.  High winds, heavy rain, and frequent lightning possible.  Seek shelter.

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
northeastern New Castle County in northern Delaware...
northwestern Ocean County in southern New Jersey...
Camden County in southern New Jersey...
Mercer County in central New Jersey...
northwestern Salem County in southern New Jersey...
Gloucester County in southern New Jersey...
northern Burlington County in southern New Jersey...
southern Middlesex County in northern New Jersey...
central Monmouth County in central New Jersey...
southeastern Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
southeastern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* until 130 PM EDT

* at 1239 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Richboro to Chestnut Hill to near Wilmington,
moving east at 50 mph.

Hazard... 60 mph wind gusts.

Source... radar indicated.

Impact... expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
Philadelphia, Trenton, Camden, Wilmington, Gloucester City, Cherry
Hill, Old Bridge, Bensalem, East Brunswick, Evesham, Mount Laurel,
Marlboro, Manalapan, Ewing, Chester, Willingboro, Deptford,
Voorhees, Medford and West Deptford.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This severe thunderstorm may contain little or no lightning. Do not
wait until you hear thunder before taking cover.

For additional updates and weather information, visit http://www.weather.gov/phi
For all current NWS Watches, Warnings, or Advisories, visit http://goo.gl/xfexUk

For further information on emergency preparedness, visit http://www.phila.gov/ready

Address/Location
Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management
240 Spring Garden St
Philadelphia, PA 19123

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1

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