THIS JUST IN FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS POSTED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NEW CASTLE AND KENT COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM EDT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. AT 745 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THESE SEVERE STORMS EXTENDED FROM ATGLEN TO HAVRE DE GRACE TO FORT HOWARD...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... NEWARK AND PIKE CREEK AROUND 805 PM... NEWPORT AND STANTON AROUND 810 PM... WILMINGTON MANOR AND TALLEYVILLE AROUND 815 PM ... PORT PENN AND DELANEY CORNER AROUND 820 PM... GREEN SPRING AROUND 825 PM... SMYRNA AND HARTLY AROUND 830 PM... THIS IS AN UNUSUALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE AS IT MOVED THROUGH MARYLAND. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM TUESDAY EVENING FOR DELAWARE, NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND, NEW JERSEY AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 00:05:55 +0000
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