Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 9:32PM EDT until July 5 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 5, 2026 - 6:32pm
Expires:
July 5, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
At 932 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Strausstown to near Sinking Spring to Gap, moving
northeast at 20 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, Coatesville, Wyomissing, Birdsboro, Kutztown,
Hamburg, Fleetwood, Sinking Spring, Laureldale, Parkesburg,
Womelsdorf, Wernersville, Topton, Robesonia, Leesport, Honey Brook,
Shoemakersville, Elverson, and Bernville.
This includes the following highways...
Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 296 and 310.
Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 11 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: