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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 5:30PM EDT until October 16 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

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

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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 21:30 UTC
First saved by us: 16 October 2026 at 21:02 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 · Bucks, PA; Lehigh, PA
Certainty / urgency: Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end): 16 October 2026 at 21:45 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 16 October 2026 at 21:30 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 21:45 UTC

Archived official description

At 530 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Zionsville, or near Allentown, 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... Allentown, Emmaus, Quakertown, Zionsville, Geryville, Coopersburg, and Trumbauersville. This includes Northeast Extension between mile markers 42 and 54.

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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 21:32 UTC
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Title
Before
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 5:07PM EDT until October 16 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
After
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 5:30PM EDT until October 16 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Source updated
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16 October 2026 at 21:07 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 21:30 UTC
Effective from
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16 October 2026 at 21:07 UTC
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16 October 2026 at 21:30 UTC
Forecast onset
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16 October 2026 at 21:07 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 21:30 UTC
Reported area
Before
Berks, PA; Bucks, PA; Lehigh, PA; Montgomery, PA
After
Bucks, PA; Lehigh, PA
Source summary
Before
Severe Thunderstorm Warning · ~~Berks, PA; Bucks, PA; Lehigh, PA; Montgomery,~~ PA. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.
After
Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Bucks, PA; Lehigh, PA. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.
Official description
Before
At 507 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fleetwood, or 9 miles northeast of Reading, moving east at 55 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, Emmaus, Quakertown, Kutztown, Fleetwood, Laureldale, East Greenville, Topton, Bally, Bechtelsville, Green Lane, Lyons, Zionsville, Geryville, Ancient Oaks, Gilbertsville, Boyertown, Pennsburg, Macungie, and Coopersburg. This includes Northeast Extension between mile markers 34 and 54.
After
At 530 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Zionsville, or near Allentown, 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... Allentown, Emmaus, Quakertown, Zionsville, Geryville, Coopersburg, and Trumbauersville. This includes Northeast Extension between mile markers 42 and 54.
External source link
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https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6b4d3a10a2684ef0417cfa0ed2cfbecc00aa9fcd.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1668da335b6b72c0279c438504ce08d6ada66169.002.1
Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 21:30 UTC
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16 October 2026 at 21:17 UTC
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Title
Before
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 4:53PM EDT until October 16 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
After
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 5:07PM EDT until October 16 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Source updated
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16 October 2026 at 20:53 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 21:07 UTC
Effective from
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16 October 2026 at 20:53 UTC
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16 October 2026 at 21:07 UTC
Forecast onset
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16 October 2026 at 20:53 UTC
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16 October 2026 at 21:07 UTC
Message type
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Official description
Before
SVRPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Berks County in eastern Pennsylvania... Northwestern Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Southeastern Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania... West central Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania... * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 453 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bernville, or 11 miles northwest of Reading, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. * Locations impacted include... Allentown, Reading, Emmaus, Quakertown, Kutztown, Hamburg, Fleetwood, Laureldale, East Greenville, Topton, Leesport, Shoemakersville, Bally, Bechtelsville, Green Lane, Lyons, Zionsville, Ancient Oaks, Fairview Hgts, and Geryville. This includes the following highways... Northeast Extension between mile markers 34 and 54. Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 28 and 30, and between mile markers 61 and 62.
After
At 507 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fleetwood, or 9 miles northeast of Reading, moving east at 55 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, Emmaus, Quakertown, Kutztown, Fleetwood, Laureldale, East Greenville, Topton, Bally, Bechtelsville, Green Lane, Lyons, Zionsville, Geryville, Ancient Oaks, Gilbertsville, Boyertown, Pennsburg, Macungie, and Coopersburg. This includes Northeast Extension between mile markers 34 and 54.
External source link
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https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.709f32b213ac5cfdcb3ad22872c0e894c6d4acf6.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6b4d3a10a2684ef0417cfa0ed2cfbecc00aa9fcd.001.1
Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 21:07 UTC
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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 20:53 UTC

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