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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ

652 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024



The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...

  Northwestern Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania...

  Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania...

  Southern Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania...

  West central Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania...



* Until 745 PM EDT.



* At 652 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line

  extending from Blakeslee to Nesquehoning, moving east at 25 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...

  Lehighton, Mount Pocono, Palmerton, Jim Thorpe, Slatington,

  Nesquehoning, Weatherly, Walnutport, Neffs, Pocono Pines,

  Coffeetown, Lake Harmony, Tannersville, Long Pond, Kresgeville, Sun

  Valley, Reeders, Beltzville State Park, Saylorsburg, and McMichael.



This includes the following highways...

 Northeast Extension between mile markers 61 and 95.

 Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 279 and 308.

 Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 5.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a

building.



In addition to large hail and damaging winds, frequent cloud to

ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors

immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough

to be struck by lightning.



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LAT...LON 4112 7509 4062 7560 4072 7579 4074 7576

      4081 7587 4087 7594 4098 7582 4098 7580

      4101 7573 4103 7574 4104 7576 4113 7567

      4112 7565 4116 7560

TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 291DEG 20KT 4109 7560 4085 7585 



HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH



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