⛈️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning — Delmarva & Philadelphia Region
ISSUED: 11:30 PM ET Sun Jul 5 | EXPIRES: 12:15 AM ET Mon Jul 6
What's Happening: The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 12:15 AM EDT. At 11:30 PM, severe thunderstorms were tracking along a line from Swarthmore to near Woodstown to near Smyrna, moving east at 25 mph. The main hazard is 60 mph wind gusts, with possible damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines. Torrential rainfall is also occurring and may lead to flash flooding.
Who This Affects:
- Kent, DE
- New Castle, DE
- Camden, NJ
- Cumberland, NJ
- Gloucester, NJ
- Salem, NJ
- Delaware, PA
- Philadelphia, PA
Locations in the path include Philadelphia, Camden, Bridgeton, Gloucester City, Cherry Hill, Chester, Deptford, West Deptford, Glassboro, Lindenwold, Bellmawr, Yeadon, Woodbury, Smyrna, Pitman, Clayton, Carneys Point, Palmyra, Folcroft, and Swarthmore. Anyone at Lemon Hill should seek safe shelter immediately.
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 your report to NWS Mount Holly.
Why Now: Radar-indicated severe storms are advancing east along a well-defined line, carrying damaging wind gusts and heavy rainfall across the region.
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