Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Berks, PA
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What you need to know
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- Berks
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- Severe
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What is happening
At 643 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Reading, moving southeast at 15 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......
What the bulletin says to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 643 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Reading, moving southeast at 15 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... Reading, Wyomissing, Sinking Spring, Laureldale, Leesport, Bernville, Fairview Hgts, Spring Ridge, Shillington, West Reading, Mount Penn, Mohnton, Kenhorst, St. Lawrence, Centerport, Wyomissing Hills, West Lawn, Reiffton, Whitfield, and West Wyomissing. This includes Interstate 176 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 8 and 11.
Lifecycle record
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 1 at 6:43PM EDT until September 1 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Official revision - Alert
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 1 at 6:09PM EDT until September 1 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
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Source and limitations
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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