⛈️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning — Delaware, South Jersey & Southeast PA
ISSUED: 10:52 PM ET Sun Jul 5 | EXPIRES: 11:15 PM ET Sun Jul 5
What's Happening: At 10:51 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were tracking along a line from near Coatesville to New Castle to Smyrna, moving east at 35 mph. The main hazard is 60 mph wind gusts. Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to flash flooding.
Who This Affects:
- Kent, DE
- New Castle, DE
- Cumberland, NJ
- Gloucester, NJ
- Salem, NJ
- Chester, PA
- Delaware, PA
- Montgomery, PA
Locations in the path include Wilmington, Newark, Bridgeton, Middletown, West Chester, Chester, Phoenixville, West Norriton, Pennsville, Coatesville, Westtown, Smyrna, Carneys Point, Downingtown, Swarthmore, Elsmere, Kennett Square, New Castle, Penns Grove, and Salem. Highways affected include the NJ Turnpike (exits 1–2), PA Turnpike (mile markers 308–326), I-95 in PA (mile markers 0–9), I-95 in DE (mile markers 5–23), I-76 in PA near mile marker 327, I-295 in NJ (mile markers 0–17), and I-476 in PA (mile markers 0–8 and near 11).
What To Do:
- Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building for your protection.
- Do not drive through flooded roadways.
- To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency — they will relay the report to NWS Mount Holly.
Why Now: A fast-moving line of severe storms, radar-indicated with damaging 60 mph gusts, is pushing east across the region at 35 mph.
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