Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 3 at 7:22PM EDT until July 3 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 3, 2026 - 4:22pm
Expires:
July 3, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
At 721 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Easton to near Allentown to Zionsville to near
Topton, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. These storms have a history or producing
wind damage.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Allentown, Easton, Bethlehem, Lansdale, Forks, Emmaus, Quakertown,
Perkasie, Doylestown, Byram, Wilson, Souderton, Bedminster,
Hellertown, Flemington, Chalfont, Tinicum, Hatfield, East Greenville,
and New Hope.
People at the New Hope America 250 Celebration should seek safe
shelter immediately!
This includes the following highways...
Northeast Extension between mile markers 25 and 53.
Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 58 and 76.
Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 3.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
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.
Area Description:
Hunterdon, NJ; Warren, NJ; Berks, PA; Bucks, PA; Lehigh, PA; Montgomery, PA; Northampton, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender: