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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Warren, NJ; Lehigh, PA; Monroe, PA +1 more

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What is happening

At 418 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Tatamy, or near Easton, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. Locations impacted include... Allentown, Easton, Bethlehem, Forks, Emmaus, Northampton,...

What the bulletin says to do

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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At 418 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Tatamy, or near Easton, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. Locations impacted include... Allentown, Easton, Bethlehem, Forks, Emmaus, Northampton, Wilson, Hellertown, Nazareth, Bangor, Pen Argyl, Wind Gap, Bath, Belfast, West Easton, Tatamy, East Bangor, Steuben, Glendon, and Stormville. This includes the following highways... Northeast Extension between mile markers 53 and 56. Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 55 and 61, and between mile markers 63 and 76.

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Official revisions

4 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 4:18PM EDT until August 7 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

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  2. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 3:59PM EDT until August 7 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

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  3. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 3:47PM EDT until August 7 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

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  4. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 3:25PM EDT until August 7 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

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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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