Overview

• At 1:13 p.m., the National Weather Service posted a severe thunderstorm watch until 8 p.m. for Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton and Philadelphia counties.
• Earlier Saturday, a 9:28 a.m. alert covered Morgan, Marshall and Cullman counties in North Alabama as a storm near Holly Pond moved northeast at 25 mph.
• An 8:06 a.m. notice targeted Marion, Lamar and Fayette counties in Alabama with expected wind gusts up to 40 mph and frequent lightning.
• The warning for Lamar County was allowed to expire after the storm weakened below severe criteria, though gusty winds remained possible.
• NWS guidance urges seeking safe shelter, avoiding flooded roadways and securing loose items, with alerts distributed locally by Advance Local Weather Alerts using United Robots.