Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
Issued by NWS Mt. Holly, NJ
870 WWUS51 KPHI 302149 SVSPHI Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 549 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 PAC025-089-302215- /O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-240430T2215Z/ Carbon PA-Monroe PA- 549 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN CARBON AND SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES... At 549 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Beltzville State Park, or near Lehighton, moving east 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... Palmerton, Jim Thorpe, Penn Forest Reservoir, Beltzville State Park, Meckesville, Bowmanstown, Parryville, Trachsville, and Weissport East. This includes Northeast Extension between mile markers 74 and 85. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && LAT...LON 4080 7567 4091 7572 4101 7555 4082 7546 TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 248DEG 14KT 4089 7561 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Staarmann