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WWUS51 KPHI 170227
SVSPHI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1027 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
PAC011-029-091-170300-
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BERKS PA-MONTGOMERY PA-CHESTER PA-
1027 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BERKS...NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND CHESTER
COUNTIES...
AT 1027 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES WEST OF BECHTELSVILLE TO KEMBLESVILLE, MOVING
EAST AT 65 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. AT 10:11 PM, READING REGIONAL AIRPORT
GUSTED TO 68 MPH.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WEST CHESTER, POTTSTOWN, PHOENIXVILLE, COATESVILLE, WESTTOWN,
DOWNINGTOWN, KENNETT SQUARE, BIRDSBORO, ROYERSFORD, TRAPPE, EAST
GREENVILLE, WEST GROVE, ELVERSON, BALLY, BECHTELSVILLE, GREEN LANE,
PUGHTOWN, MARSHALLTON, LIONVILLE-MARCHWOOD, AND GLENMOORE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MAY CONTAIN LITTLE OR NO LIGHTNING. DO NOT
WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER.
LAT...LON 3973 7594 4043 7577 4044 7573 4048 7558
4040 7545 3992 7553 3993 7553 3988 7559
3984 7559 3982 7568 3977 7575 3972 7577
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 253DEG 57KT 4037 7576 3974 7583
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
HOEFLICH
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