Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 20 at 5:01PM EDT until May 20 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 20, 2026 - 2:01pm
Expires:
May 20, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
At 500 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lehigh
University, or near Allentown, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Allentown, Easton, Bethlehem, Forks, Emmaus, Northampton, Quakertown,
Byram, Wilson, Bedminster, Hellertown, Nazareth, Tinicum, Bath,
Harmony, Alpha, Ferndale, Frenchtown, West Easton, and Milford.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Hunterdon, NJ; Warren, NJ; Bucks, PA; Lehigh, PA; Northampton, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov