Pennsylvania Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/20/2026 13:29

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 20 at 4:29PM EDT until May 20 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 20, 2026 - 1:29pm
Expires: 
May 20, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description: 
SVRPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Berks County in eastern Pennsylvania... Northwestern Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Northeastern Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania... * Until 515 PM EDT. * At 428 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Birdsboro, or 7 miles southeast of Reading, moving east at 25 mph. This storm has a history of producing wind damage. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. * Locations impacted include... Reading, Pottstown, Phoenixville, Birdsboro, Collegeville, Royersford, Trappe, Schwenksville, Elverson, Bechtelsville, Green Lane, New Morgan, Pughtown, Spring Mount, Gilbertsville, Cedarville, Skippack, Stowe, Boyertown, and Spring City.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Berks, PA; Chester, PA; Montgomery, PA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Mount Holly NJ