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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Berks, PA; Chester, PA; Montgomery, PA

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What is happening

At 149 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pughtown, or 15 miles north of West Chester, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Locations impacted include... Pottstown, Phoenixville, Collegeville, Royersford, Trappe,...

What the bulletin says to do

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EST for eastern and southeastern Pennsylvania. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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Bulletin details

At 149 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pughtown, or 15 miles north of West Chester, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Locations impacted include... Pottstown, Phoenixville, Collegeville, Royersford, Trappe, Schwenksville, Green Lane, Pughtown, Spring Mount, Chester Springs, Gilbertsville, Cedarville, Skippack, Stowe, Boyertown, Spring City, Pottsgrove, South Pottstown, Evansburg, and Amity Gardens. This includes the following highways... Pennsylvania Turnpike near mile marker 312. Northeast Extension between mile markers 27 and 30.

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Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued November 12 at 1:49PM EST until November 12 at 2:30PM EST by NWS Mount Holly NJ

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  2. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued November 12 at 1:35PM EST until November 12 at 2:30PM EST 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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