383  
WUUS51 KPHI 202050  
SVRPHI  
DEC003-PAC011-029-202130-  
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0311.260820T2050Z-260820T2130Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY  
450 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
NORTHWESTERN NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE...  
SOUTHEASTERN BERKS COUNTY IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...  
CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...  
 
* UNTIL 530 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 449 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR BRICKERVILLE TO STRASBURG TO NEAR DELTA, MOVING  
EAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO  
MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
READING, WEST CHESTER, COATESVILLE, WYOMISSING, DOWNINGTOWN,  
KENNETT SQUARE, BIRDSBORO, OXFORD, SINKING SPRING, PARKESBURG, WEST  
GROVE, HONEY BROOK, ELVERSON, BECHTELSVILLE, AND NEW MORGAN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN  
DELAWARE...AND SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.  
 
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.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN  
DELAWARE...AND SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4041 7565 4033 7562 4024 7570 4024 7565  
4022 7561 4024 7560 4002 7553 3972 7565  
3972 7613 3974 7611 3973 7609 3976 7606  
3985 7602 3987 7599 3995 7599 4004 7594  
4011 7594 4014 7588 4031 7614  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 264DEG 33KT 4022 7622 3997 7617 3973 7627  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH  
 
 
 
DESILVA  
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