Bulletin: …A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WARREN…LEHIGH…SOUTHEASTERN CARBON…SOUTH
CENTRAL MONROE AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES…
At 358 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Northampton, or
near Allentown, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
Locations impacted include…
Allentown, Easton, Bethlehem, Forks, Emmaus, Northampton, Wilson,
Hellertown, Nazareth, Palmerton, Bangor, Slatington, Pen Argyl, Wind
Gap, Bath, Walnutport, Belfast, West Easton, Tatamy, and East Bangor.
This includes the following highways…
Northeast Extension between mile markers 53 and 72.
Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 47 and 61, and
between mile markers 63 and 76.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move
indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature’s leading killers.
Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck
by lightning.
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HAIL THREAT…RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE…<.75 IN;
WIND THREAT…RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST…60 MPH
Info:
Type: Severe Thunderstorm Warning
start_time_local: 2026-08-07T15:59:00-04:00
end_time_local: 2026-08-07T16:30:00-04:00
county_name: Warren County
state: NJ
headline: Severe Thunderstorm Warning until FRI 4:30 PM EDT
county_fips:
category: Met
url:
urgency: Immediate
severity: Severe
certainty: Observed
geographicname: Warren County
state_name: New Jersey