Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 8:58PM EDT until July 5 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 5, 2026 - 5:58pm
Expires:
July 5, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
SVRPHI
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Berks County in eastern Pennsylvania...
Northwestern Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
Central Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 1015 PM EDT.
* At 858 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Fredericksburg to Homeville, moving northeast
at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
* Locations impacted include...
Reading, Pottstown, Phoenixville, Coatesville, Wyomissing,
Downingtown, Birdsboro, Collegeville, Oxford, Kutztown, Royersford,
Hamburg, Fleetwood, Sinking Spring, Laureldale, Parkesburg, Trappe,
Womelsdorf, Wernersville, and Topton.
This includes the following highways...
Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 296 and 315.
Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania near mile marker 8, and between mile
markers 10 and 44.
Interstate 176 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 1 and 11.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Mount Holly NJ.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Berks, PA; Chester, PA; Montgomery, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender: