Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Long Pond, PA ∙ Camelback Mountain, PA ∙ Towamensing Trails, PA ∙ Emerald Lakes, PA ∙ Tannersville, PA ∙ Broad Mountain, PA ∙ Sierra View, PA ∙ Pocono Manor, PA ∙ Analomink, PA ∙ Lake Harmony, PA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 240 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania... Northwestern Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania... * Until 345 PM EDT. * At 240 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Christmans, or 12 miles north of Lehighton, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. * Locations impacted include... Mount Pocono, East Stroudsburg, Tobyhanna, Jim Thorpe, Weatherly, Henryville, Pocono Pines, Pocono Raceway, Lake Harmony, Tannersville, Long Pond, Albrightsville, Sun Valley, Arrowhead Lake, Jonas, Meckesville, Reeders, Analomink, McMichael, and Scotrun. This includes the following highways... Northeast Extension between mile markers 82 and 97. Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 277 and 306. Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 13. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. In addition to large hail and damaging winds, frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4102 7517 4086 7582 4095 7591 4101 7573 4105 7577 4108 7577 4111 7571 4113 7569 4112 7564 4122 7554 4122 7551 4123 7551 4124 7536 TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 236DEG 19KT 4102 7569 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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