Special Weather Statement, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Sep 8, 2021, 9:16 PM EDT (01:16 UTC)

Expired

Sep 8, 2021, 9:45 PM EDT

In force

29 min

Issued by

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Hail

0.50 in

Wind

40

Counties Sussex County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Northampton County, PA

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WWUS81 KPHI 090116
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
916 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021
 
NJZ001-007-PAZ055-061-062-090145-
Sussex NJ-Warren NJ-Lehigh PA-Monroe PA-Northampton PA-
916 PM EDT Wed Sep 8 2021

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Sussex, northern
Warren, northeastern Lehigh, southeastern Monroe and Northampton
Counties through 945 PM EDT...

At 916 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Montague to Columbia to near Northampton.
Movement was east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Newton, Montague, Bethlehem, Northampton, Blairstown, Nazareth,
Bangor, Slatington, Pen Argyl, Wind Gap, Bath, Belvidere, Sussex,
Walnutport, Hope, Belfast, Tatamy, East Bangor, Branchville and
Steuben.

This includes the following highways...
 Northeast Extension between mile markers 63 and 68.
 Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 18.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for
northwestern New Jersey...and eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania.

&&

LAT...LON 4126 7449 4095 7477 4064 7543 4069 7576
      4094 7519 4109 7504 4108 7503 4109 7500
      4116 7490 4121 7486 4123 7487 4127 7484
      4135 7475 4136 7469
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 259DEG 27KT 4128 7476 4092 7509 4070 7553 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

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