[MTHOLLYSVRWX] PHI Severe Weather Statement 16:02:53.9336

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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
402 PM EDT FRI AUG 18 2017

PAC011-077-091-095-182030-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-170818T2030Z/
Berks PA-Montgomery PA-Lehigh PA-Northampton PA-
402 PM EDT FRI AUG 18 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT
FOR BERKS...NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY...LEHIGH AND SOUTHERN NORTHAMPTON
COUNTIES...

At 401 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Allentown to Spring Ridge, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Allentown, Reading, Easton, Bethlehem, Forks, Emmaus, Wyomissing,
Northampton, Wilson, Hellertown, Nazareth, Birdsboro, Kutztown,
Fleetwood, Sinking Spring, Laureldale, Womelsdorf, Bath, Wernersville
and Newmanstown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

In addition to damaging winds and hail, torrential rainfall is also
occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not
drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4072 7570 4079 7512 4077 7513 4078 7517
      4075 7519 4073 7518 4068 7520 4068 7517
      4064 7519 4019 7583 4023 7602 4035 7620
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 251DEG 23KT 4062 7552 4034 7599

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

SFJ


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