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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 7:38 PM Aug. 7, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN BERKS AND SOUTHWESTERN LEHIGH COUNTIES... At 337 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kutztown, or 14 miles north of Reading, 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... Kutztown, Hamburg, Fleetwood, Laureldale, Womelsdorf, Topton, Robesonia, Leesport, Shoemakersville, Bernville, Lyons, Lenhartsville, Fairview Hgts, Wanamakers, New Tripoli, Alburtis, and Centerport. This includes Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 22 and 48. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 7:25 PM Aug. 7, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Berks County in eastern Pennsylvania... * Until 630 PM EDT. * At 325 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other drainage and low lying areas. * Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Hamburg, Womelsdorf, Robesonia, Leesport, Shoemakersville, Bernville, Strausstown, Fairview Hgts and Centerport. This includes Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 11 and 34. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED; EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 7:25 PM Aug. 7, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Warren County in northwestern New Jersey... Northeastern Berks County in eastern Pennsylvania... Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania... Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania... Southwestern Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania... Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania... * Until 430 PM EDT. * At 324 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Snyders, or near Tamaqua, moving northeast at 35 mph. Additional thunderstorms in clusters are moving across the warned area. 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... Allentown, Easton, Lehighton, Bethlehem, Forks, Emmaus, Northampton, Wilson, Hellertown, Nazareth, Palmerton, Bangor, Jim Thorpe, Slatington, Pen Argyl, Nesquehoning, Wind Gap, Bath, Weatherly, and Walnutport. This includes the following highways... Northeast Extension between mile markers 50 and 89. Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 44 and 76. Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 295 and 299, and near mile marker 305. Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 1. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. In addition to hail and damaging winds, frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 7:13 PM Aug. 7, 2026 – National Weather Service
PA . PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ADAMS BERKS BUCKS CARBON CHESTER CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN DELAWARE FRANKLIN LANCASTER LEBANON LEHIGH MONROE MONTGOMERY NORTHAMPTON PERRY PHILADELPHIA PIKE SCHUYLKILL YORK
Heat Advisory
Issued: 6:32 PM Aug. 7, 2026 – National Weather Service
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 100 degrees. * WHERE...In New Jersey, Sussex and Warren Counties. In Pennsylvania, Berks, Lehigh, and Northampton Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Warm and very humid conditions at night will not offer much relief from the heat and humidity. 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. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1. &&
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