Weather Alerts

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania... Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania... Southern Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania... West central Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 652 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Blakeslee to Nesquehoning, moving east at 25 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... Lehighton, Mount Pocono, Palmerton, Jim Thorpe, Slatington, Nesquehoning, Weatherly, Walnutport, Neffs, Pocono Pines, Coffeetown, Lake Harmony, Tannersville, Long Pond, Kresgeville, Sun Valley, Reeders, Beltzville State Park, Saylorsburg, and McMichael. This includes the following highways... Northeast Extension between mile markers 61 and 95. Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 279 and 308. Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 5. 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 these storms. Move indoors immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania... Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania... Southern Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania... West central Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 652 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Blakeslee to Nesquehoning, moving east at 25 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... Lehighton, Mount Pocono, Palmerton, Jim Thorpe, Slatington, Nesquehoning, Weatherly, Walnutport, Neffs, Pocono Pines, Coffeetown, Lake Harmony, Tannersville, Long Pond, Kresgeville, Sun Valley, Reeders, Beltzville State Park, Saylorsburg, and McMichael. This includes the following highways... Northeast Extension between mile markers 61 and 95. Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 279 and 308. Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 5. 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 these storms. Move indoors immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH