Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 1 at 6:09PM EDT until September 1 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 1, 2026 - 3:09pm
Expires:
September 1, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
SVRPHI
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Berks County in eastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 609 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fairview
Hgts, or 9 miles northwest of Reading, moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to
roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.
* Locations impacted include...
Reading, Wyomissing, Sinking Spring, Laureldale, Leesport,
Shoemakersville, Bernville, Fairview Hgts, Spring Ridge,
Shillington, West Reading, Mount Penn, Mohnton, Kenhorst, St.
Lawrence, Centerport, Wyomissing Hills, West Lawn, Reiffton, and
Whitfield.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 24 and 28.
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
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov