The National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey, has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for our area until 11:45 a.m.

The warning has been issued for Northwestern Hunterdon County in northwestern New Jersey, Southwestern Warren County in northwestern New Jersey, Berks County in eastern Pennsylvania, Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania, Northwestern Montgomery County in southeastern Pennsylvania, Carbon County in northeastern Pennsylvania, Northwestern Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania, Southwestern Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania, and Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania until 11:45 a.m.

At 11:03 a.m., severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Nuremburg to near Friedensburg to Fort Indiantown Gap, moving east at 75 mph. Hazard: 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

Locations impacted include Allentown, Reading, Easton, Lehighton, Bethlehem, Pottstown, Forks, Emmaus, Wyomissing, Northampton, Quakertown, Perkasie, Wilson, Souderton, Bedminster, Washington, Hellertown, Nazareth, Palmerton and Bangor.

This includes the following highways: Interstate 78 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 12. Interstate 80 in New Jersey between mile markers 4 and 16. Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 10 and 76. Northeast Extension between exits A44 and A74. Interstate 176 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 10 and 11.

Protecting yourself from immediate threats to life and safety shall take priority. Whenever possible, as long as it does not cause greater harm, all COVID-19 protective action guidance should be followed. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.