960
WWUS51 KPHI 061725
SVSPHI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
125 PM EDT TUE MAY 6 2025
PAC011-061745-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-250506T1745Z/
BERKS PA-
125 PM EDT TUE MAY 6 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BERKS COUNTY...
AT 125 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR STRAUSSTOWN, OR
8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. AT 113 PM
EDT, QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES WAS
REPORTED IN MOUNT AETNA
SOURCE...BROADCAST MEDIA.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, SIDING, TREES, AND POWER LINES IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STRAUSSTOWN.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 78 IN PENNSYLVANIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 12
AND 23.
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.
LAT...LON 4052 7634 4052 7625 4056 7613 4056 7609
4058 7606 4043 7618 4044 7631 4051 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 1725Z 205DEG 29KT 4052 7625
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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