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**Philadelphia Region Braces for Severe Thunderstorms After Tornado Warning Lifted**

**Philadelphia, PA –** The National Weather Service (NWS) in Mount Holly, NJ, issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning at 5:13 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 19th, for multiple counties in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, including Philadelphia, Montgomery, Chester, Delaware, and Bucks counties in Pennsylvania; Burlington County in New Jersey; and New Castle County in Delaware. The warning is in effect until 6:00 p.m. EDT.

The warning follows a brief Tornado Warning issued at 5:02 p.m. that was canceled at 5:30 p.m. The Tornado Warning covered New Castle County, DE, and Chester and Delaware Counties, PA.

Meteorologists are forecasting winds up to 70 mph and hail as large as one inch in diameter. The NWS warns of potential damage to vehicles, trees, mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Residents are urged to take precautions, moving to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building for protection.

“Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding,” stated the NWS. “Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.”

The severe thunderstorm was located over Westtown, PA, moving northeast at 55 mph at the time of the warning. Impacted locations include Philadelphia, West Chester, Bensalem, Norristown, Chester, and numerous other towns across the region.

A severe thunderstorm warning signifies that the area is experiencing or about to experience a storm with winds of 58 mph or higher or hail an inch in diameter or larger. The NWS advises residents to have a plan in place in the event a tornado forms and to be ready to act quickly if a tornado warning is issued.

The National Weather Service urges anyone experiencing severe weather to report it to their nearest law enforcement agency, who will relay the information to the NWS office in Mount Holly.

_(This article was automatically generated using information from the National Weather Service and a story written and reviewed by an editor. Reporters Diane Pantaleo and Jana Hayes contributed to this article.)_

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