Severe Thunderstorm Warning (TIME EXTENDED)

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning EXTENDED until 6 PM.  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... 
  northwestern Ocean County in southern New Jersey... 
  Camden County in southern New Jersey... 
  Mercer County in central New Jersey... 
  southeastern Somerset County in northern New Jersey... 
  north central Atlantic County in southern New Jersey... 
  northwestern Cumberland County in southern New Jersey... 
  east central Salem County in southern New Jersey... 
  Gloucester County in southern New Jersey... 
  Burlington County in southern New Jersey... 
  southwestern Monmouth County in central New Jersey... 
  Western Middlesex County in northern New Jersey... 
  east central Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania... 
  southeastern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania... 
  Philadelphia County in southeastern Pennsylvania... 

* until 600 PM EST

* at 517 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Germantown to near Woodbury Heights to near
  Seabrook farms, moving northeast at 50 mph.

  Hazard... 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. 

  Source... radar indicated. 

  Impact... expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Severe thunderstorms will be near,
  Deptford, Woodbury, Jenkintown, Woodbury Heights, National Park, 
  Rockledge, Abington, Wissinoming, Tacony and Kensington around 520 
  PM EST. 
  Gloucester City, Bellmawr, Riverside, Westville, Brooklawn, Bryn 
  Athyn, Audubon Park, northeast Philadelphia, Willow Grove and 
  Turnersville around 525 PM EST. 
  Philadelphia, Camden, Vineland, Cherry Hill, Bensalem, Voorhees, 
  Lindenwold, Berlin, Magnolia and Beverly around 530 PM EST. 
  Evesham, Mount Laurel, Burlington, Bristol, Clayton, Palmyra, 
  Newtown, Langhorne, langhorn and Marlton around 535 PM EST. 
  Medford, Yardley, Tullytown, Woodside, Monroe Township, 
  Williamstown, Levittown and Sicklerville around 540 PM EST. 
  Trenton, Ewing, Willingboro, Lumberton, Mount Holly, Washington 
  Crossing, Washington Crossing and Leisuretowne around 545 PM EST. 
  Florence, Pennington, Chesilhurst, Pemberton, Lawrenceville, 
  Jacksonville, Atco, Mercerville-Hamilton Square, Marlton Lakes and 
  White Horse around 550 PM EST. 
  Hammonton, Princeton, Wrightstown, Jobstown, Atsion, Columbus, 
  Edinburg, Windsor and Florence-Roebling around 555 PM EST. 

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Country Lake Estates, Oak Valley, Cornwells Heights-Eddington,
Churchville, Hulmeville, Moorestown-Lenola, Merchantville, Tavistock,
Gibbsboro and Pennsauken.

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 these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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

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