Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 11 at 8:12PM EDT until June 11 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 11, 2026 - 5:12pm
Expires:
June 11, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
At 812 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from New Boston-Morea to near Strausstown to Richland,
moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Emergency management. At 8:06 PM EDT, trees down blocking
roadways were reported in Bethel Township.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Allentown, Reading, Lehighton, Emmaus, Wyomissing, Northampton,
Palmerton, Birdsboro, Kutztown, Jim Thorpe, Hamburg, Slatington,
Fleetwood, Sinking Spring, Laureldale, Nesquehoning, Womelsdorf,
Wernersville, Walnutport, and Topton.
This includes the following highways...
Northeast Extension between mile markers 49 and 79.
Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania near mile marker 8, and between mile
markers 10 and 61.
Interstate 176 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 7 and 11.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Berks, PA; Carbon, PA; Lehigh, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov