Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 6 at 3:16PM EDT until May 6 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 6, 2025 - 12:16pm
Expires:
May 6, 2025 - 12:45pm
Description:
At 315 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Christmans, or
near Lehighton, moving north at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Lehighton, Weissport, Weatherly, Parryville, Weissport East,
Albrightsville, Jim Thorpe, Lake Harmony, Christmans, and
Bowmanstown.
This includes the following highways...
Northeast Extension between mile markers 74 and 97.
Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 277 and 287.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
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.
Area Description:
Carbon, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ