Broomall, PA Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern New Castle County in northern Delaware...
Northwestern Salem County in southern New Jersey...
Northwestern Gloucester County in southern New Jersey...
Southeastern Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania...
Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania...

* Until 215 PM EDT.

* At 128 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Newport, or
near Wilmington, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.

* Locations impacted include...
Wilmington, West Chester, Chester, Pennsville, Yeadon, Westtown,
Carneys Point, Swarthmore, Elsmere, New Castle, Penns Grove, East
Lansdowne, Newport, Arden, Stanton, Cheyney, Talleyville, Elam,
Chelsea, and Gradyville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 99 degrees expected.

* WHERE...In Delaware, New Castle County. In New Jersey, Mercer,
Camden, Gloucester, and Northwestern Burlington Counties. In
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lower
Bucks, and Philadelphia Counties.

* WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

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