Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 5:03PM EDT until August 11 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 11, 2026 - 2:03pm
Expires:
August 11, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
At 503 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Echo Lake, or
15 miles southeast of Mount Pocono, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Newton, East Stroudsburg, Hackettstown, Blairstown, Oxford, Hope,
Andover, Werry Lake, Greendell, Millbrook, Delaware Water Gap, Great
Meadows-Vienna, Flatbrookville, Allamuchy-Panther Valley, Analomink,
Five Points, Columbia, Echo Lake, Lake Mohawk, and Beatyestown.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 311 and 314.
Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 22.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move
indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers.
Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck
by lightning.
Area Description:
Sussex, NJ; Warren, NJ; Monroe, PA; Northampton, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov