Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 7:22PM EDT until July 4 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 4, 2026 - 4:22pm
Expires:
July 4, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description:
At 722 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Arrowhead Lake to near Albrightsville to near Mcadoo,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Lehighton, Mount Pocono, East Stroudsburg, Palmerton, Jim Thorpe,
Nesquehoning, Weatherly, Stormville, Pocono Pines, Lake Harmony,
Tannersville, Long Pond, Kresgeville, Sun Valley, Reeders, Beltzville
State Park, Saylorsburg, McMichael, Blakeslee, and Penn Forest
Reservoir.
This includes the following highways...
Northeast Extension between mile markers 72 and 97.
Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 277 and 314.
Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 1.
Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 3.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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:
Carbon, PA; Monroe, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender: