Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 11 at 8:31PM EDT until June 11 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 11, 2026 - 5:31pm
Expires:
June 11, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
At 830 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Tamaqua to near Lenhartsville to Sinking Spring,
moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Emergency management. At 8:12 PM, there were reports of
trees and wires down around North Heidelberg, PA.
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, Wernersville,
Walnutport, Topton, and Leesport.
This includes the following highways...
Northeast Extension between mile markers 49 and 80.
Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 32 and 61.
Interstate 176 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 8 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