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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 4:38PM EDT until October 16 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

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

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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 20:38 UTC
First saved by us: 16 October 2026 at 20:32 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 · Berks, PA
Certainty / urgency: Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end): 16 October 2026 at 21:15 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 16 October 2026 at 20:38 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 21:15 UTC

Archived official description

At 438 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fredericksburg, or 8 miles northwest of Myerstown, 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... Womelsdorf, Bernville, and Strausstown. This includes Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania near mile marker 8, and between mile markers 10 and 29.

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

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16 October 2026 at 20:47 UTC
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 4:19PM EDT until October 16 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 4:38PM EDT until October 16 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
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16 October 2026 at 20:19 UTC
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16 October 2026 at 20:38 UTC
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16 October 2026 at 20:19 UTC
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SVRPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Berks County in eastern Pennsylvania... * Until 515 PM EDT. * At 419 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lickdale, or 11 miles north of Annville, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. * Locations impacted include... Womelsdorf, Bernville, and Strausstown. This includes Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania near …
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At 438 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fredericksburg, or 8 miles northwest of Myerstown, 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... Womelsdorf, Bernville, and Strausstown. This includes Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania near …
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https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9d412ee96aa182d1039d939cc13a63667bdecf8d.001.1
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https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2516a87833581a41a79b19823d56901059ccdbb7.001.1
Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 20:38 UTC
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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 20:32 UTC

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Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 4:19PM EDT until October 16 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 20:19 UTC

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