Saturday, April 2, 2016

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

This is an important message from ReadyPhiladelphia.


Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect until 12:00am.  High winds, heavy rain, and frequent lightning possible.  Seek shelter.
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ  has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... 
  northern New Castle County in northern Delaware... 
  northwestern Camden County in southern New Jersey... 
  northwestern Gloucester County in southern New Jersey... 
  northwestern Mercer County in central New Jersey... 
  northwestern Salem County in southern New Jersey... 
  northwestern Burlington County in southern New Jersey... 
  southeastern Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania... 
  southeastern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania... 
  Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania... 
  southeastern Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania... 
  Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania... 

* until midnight EDT

* at 1108 PM EDT... Doppler radar indicated a line of severe
  thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds in excess of 60
  mph. These storms were located along a line extending from near
  Marshallton to near Glasgow... and moving northeast at 60 to 70
  mph. Half inch diameter hail may also accompany the damaging winds.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... 
  West Chester... Westtown... Gradyville... Cheyney and Lima around 1115 
  PM EDT. 
  Carneys Point... Penns Grove... Paoli... Newtown Square... Trout Lake... 
  Broomall and Talleyville around 1120 PM EDT. 
  Norristown... West Norriton... East Norriton... Conshohocken... Narberth... 
  Arden... King of Prussia... Radnor township... Bryn Mawr and Chelsea 
  around 1125 PM EDT. 
  Chester... Ambler... Swarthmore... Swedesboro... Plymouth Meeting... 
  Gibbstown... Beckett... Philadelphia international Arpt... Chestnut Hill 
  and Chester Township around 1130 PM EDT. 
  Deptford... West Deptford... Yeadon... Folcroft... Paulsboro... Jenkintown... 
  Woodbury Heights... National Park... East Lansdowne and Rockledge 
  around 1135 PM EDT. 
  Philadelphia... Gloucester City... Bellmawr... Woodbury... Hatboro... 
  Westville... Brooklawn... Bryn Athyn... Ivyland and Audubon Park around 
  1140 PM EDT. 
  Camden... Cherry Hill... Voorhees... Lindenwold... Magnolia... Newtown... 
  Langhorne... Richboro... Erlton-Ellisburg and Ashland around 1145 PM 
  EDT. 
  Evesham... Mount Laurel... Riverside... Palmyra... Yardley... Ramblewood... 
  Washington Crossing... Washington Crossing... Greentree and Woodside 
  around 1150 PM EDT. 

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Oreland... Marcus Hook... Lawnside... Barrington... Woodlyn... Boothwyn... 
Trainer... Springfield... West Conshohocken and Edgewater Park.

Precautionary/preparedness actions... 

Severe thunderstorms produce damaging winds... large hail... deadly
lightning and very heavy rain. For your protection... move to an
interior room on the lowest floor of your home or business. Heavy
rains flood roads quickly so do not drive into areas where water
covers the Road.

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.


For additional updates and weather information, visit www.weather.gov/phi
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