Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Eastern PA and Northwestern NJ

Source: NOAA · Eastern Pennsylvania and Northwestern New Jersey

This alert is no longer in effect.

NOAA issued it on June 25, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).

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NWS Mount Holly has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for multiple counties in eastern Pennsylvania and northwestern New Jersey until 6:30 PM EDT on June 6.

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Record type
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Affected area
Eastern Pennsylvania and Northwestern New Jersey
Issued
June 25, 2026
Issuing authority
NWS Mount Holly NJ

Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.

Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Eastern Pennsylvania and Northwestern New Jersey.

Alert Details

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning (SVR) has been issued by the National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ. The alert is effective from 5:23 PM EDT on June 6, 2026, until 6:30 PM EDT on June 6, 2026.

Affected Areas

The warning covers Warren County in northwestern New Jersey; Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, and Northampton counties in Pennsylvania. Impacted locations include Allentown, Reading, Lehighton, Mount Pocono, Bethlehem, Pottstown, Emmaus, Wyomissing, Northampton, East Stroudsburg, Tobyhanna, Hellertown, Nazareth, Palmerton, Bangor, Birdsboro, Kutztown, Jim Thorpe, Hamburg, and Slatington.

What You Should Do

For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Expected Conditions

At 5:23 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Wilkes-Barre to Mahanoy City to Forrestville to Tremont, moving east at 45 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail (0.75 inch). Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

Timeline

The warning is in effect until 6:30 PM EDT on June 6, 2026.

Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗

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NWS Mount Holly has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for multiple counties in eastern Pennsylvania and northwestern New Jersey until 6:30 PM EDT on June 6.
Which agency issued this alert?
This alert was issued by NOAA. The original notice is available at the source link at the bottom of this article.
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This alert is classified as "high" severity. Take precautions and monitor for updates.
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