Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 16 at 4:16PM EDT until October 16 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
October 16, 2026 - 1:16pm
Expires:
October 16, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
At 416 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bear Creek
Village, or 8 miles southeast of Wilkes-Barre, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Mount Pocono, Tobyhanna, Henryville, Werry Lake, Pocono Pines,
Skytop, Mountainhome, Canadensis, Alpine Mountain, Blakeslee,
Paradise Valley, Gouldsboro State Park, Arrowhead Lake, and Cresco.
This includes the following highways...
Northeast Extension between mile markers 95 and 97.
Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 282 and 296.
Interstate 380 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 12.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Carbon, PA; Monroe, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov