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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for New Castle, DE; Chester, PA

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New Castle, Chester
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Severe
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What is happening

At 554 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Paradise to Havre De Grace, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. Locations impacted include... Newark, Middletown, West Chester,...

What the bulletin says to do

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for northern Delaware...and southeastern Pennsylvania. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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Bulletin details

At 554 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Paradise to Havre De Grace, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. Locations impacted include... Newark, Middletown, West Chester, Coatesville, Downingtown, Elsmere, Kennett Square, New Castle, Oxford, Parkesburg, West Grove, Delaware City, Newport, Glen Roy, Homeville, Cochranville, Stanton, North Star, Glasgow, and Bear. This includes the following highways... Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 310 and 315. Interstate 95 in Delaware between mile markers 0 and 11.

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Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 5:54PM EDT until July 28 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 5:29PM EDT until July 28 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

    Official revision

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Mount Holly NJ. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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