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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 4:39PM EDT until October 16 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Monroe, PA. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

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Bulletin issued
16 October 2026 at 20:39 UTC
First saved by us
16 October 2026 at 20:17 UTC
Last included in a daily record
16 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Mount Holly NJ · Monroe, PA
Certainty / urgency
Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
16 October 2026 at 21:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
16 October 2026 at 20:39 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 21:00 UTC

Archived official description

At 439 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Tobyhanna, or near Mount Pocono, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. Locations impacted include... Mount Pocono, Tobyhanna, Paradise Valley, Gouldsboro State Park, Skytop, Mountainhome, Canadensis, Pocono Pines, and Cresco. This includes Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 4 and 11.

Instructions in this archived message

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

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2 updates · 1 first record

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  1. Saved by us

    Version 3

    6 recorded details changed

    Title
    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 4:30PM EDT until October 16 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 4:39PM EDT until October 16 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

    Source updated
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 20:30 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 20:39 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 20:30 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 20:39 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 20:30 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 20:39 UTC

    Official description
    Before

    At 430 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gouldsboro State Park, or 10 miles northwest of Mount Pocono, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. Locations impacted include... Mount Pocono, Tobyhanna, Paradise Valley, Pocono Pines, Gouldsboro State Park, Skytop, Arrowhead Lake, Mountainhome, Canadensis, Alpine Mountain, and Cresco. This includes Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 3 and 12.

    After

    At 439 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Tobyhanna, or near Mount Pocono, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. Locations impacted include... Mount Pocono, Tobyhanna, Paradise Valley, Gouldsboro State Park, Skytop, Mountainhome, Canadensis, Pocono Pines, and Cresco. This includes Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 4 and 11.

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c31c91792d345179c866b45eb3562fbbd9d9c90d.002.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.13b28a71bb05f7a9f8490b3179311a441690cf0b.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 20:39 UTC

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  "eventType": "Severe Thunderstorm Warning",
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  "severity": "Severe",
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  "instruction": "For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a\nbuilding.",
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  2. Saved by us

    Version 2

    8 recorded details changed

    Title
    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 4:16PM EDT until October 16 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 4:30PM EDT until October 16 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

    Source updated
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 20:16 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 20:30 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 20:16 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 20:30 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 20:16 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 20:30 UTC

    Reported area
    Before

    Carbon, PA; Monroe, PA

    After

    Monroe, PA

    Source summary
    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Carbon, PA; Monroe, PA. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Monroe, PA. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

    Official description
    Before

    At 416 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bear Creek Village, or 8 miles southeast of Wilkes-Barre, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. Locations impacted include... Mount Pocono, Tobyhanna, Henryville, Werry Lake, Pocono Pines, Skytop, Mountainhome, Canadensis, Alpine Mountain, Blakeslee, Paradise Valley, Gouldsboro State Park, Arrowhead Lake, and Cresco. This includes the following highways... Northeast Extension between mile markers 95 and 97. Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 282 and 296. Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 12.

    After

    At 430 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gouldsboro State Park, or 10 miles northwest of Mount Pocono, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. Locations impacted include... Mount Pocono, Tobyhanna, Paradise Valley, Pocono Pines, Gouldsboro State Park, Skytop, Arrowhead Lake, Mountainhome, Canadensis, Alpine Mountain, and Cresco. This includes Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 3 and 12.

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b8ab3132e6d893100a95c0949f089fbb0ec8fbfd.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c31c91792d345179c866b45eb3562fbbd9d9c90d.002.1

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 20:30 UTC

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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 20:17 UTC

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    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 4:16PM EDT until October 16 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 20:16 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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