Monday, July 25, 2016

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

This is an important message from ReadyPhiladelphia.


Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect until 7:45.  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...
central Camden County in southern New Jersey...
northwestern Ocean County in southern New Jersey...
Burlington County in southern New Jersey...
southeastern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
southeastern Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* until 745 PM EDT

* at 641 PM EDT... a severe thunderstorm was located over
Andalusia... or 9 miles northeast of Philadelphia... moving
southeast at 35 mph.

Hazard... ping pong Ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. Frequent
           cloud to ground lightning is occurring.

Source... radar indicated.

Impact... people and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
           damage to roofs... siding... windows... and vehicles. Expect
           wind damage to roofs... siding... and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Riverside and Beverly around 645 PM EDT.
Willingboro... Burlington... Bristol and Ramblewood around 650 PM
EDT. Mount Laurel... Florence... Tullytown and Florence-Roebling
around 655 PM EDT. Lumberton... Mount Holly and Jacksonville around
700 PM EDT. Medford and Columbus around 705 PM EDT.
Pemberton... Jobstown... Leisuretowne and Georgetown around 710 PM
EDT. Wrightstown around 715 PM EDT. Browns Mills around 720 PM
EDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include
Oreland... Lawnside... Barrington... Edgewater
Park... Delanco... Cornwells Heights-
Eddington... Somerdale... Collingswood... Fort Dix and Woodlynne.

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.


Lat... Lon 3963 7460 3966 7466 3969 7467 3973 7473
      3970 7477 3987 7513 3989 7514 3992 7525
      3996 7525 4000 7530 4026 7503 4020 7477
      4015 7472 4019 7470 4014 7459 4008 7455
      4014 7446 4010 7429
time... Mot... loc 2241z 293deg 29kt 4007 7497

Hail... 1.50in
wind... 60mph

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