Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 2:10PM EDT until March 16 at 2:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 11:10am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 11:30am
Description:
At 209 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lake Harmony,
or 12 miles southwest of Mount Pocono, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Lehighton, Mount Pocono, Tobyhanna, Palmerton, Jim Thorpe,
Slatington, Walnutport, Pocono Pines, Lake Harmony, Skytop,
Tannersville, Long Pond, Kresgeville, Sun Valley, Reeders, Beltzville
State Park, McMichael, Canadensis, Blakeslee, and Penn Forest
Reservoir.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for eastern and
northeastern Pennsylvania.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Carbon, PA; Lehigh, PA; Monroe, PA; Northampton, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov