Forecasters warned of potential wind damage to roofs, sidings and trees.
Lehigh and southwestern Northampton counties were included in a severe thunderstorm warning Wednesday afternoon, the National Weather Service said.
The warning was issued at 2:09 p.m. and was in place until 3 p.m.
[?][?] Take Cover! Severe Thunderstorm Warning continues for Allentown PA and Bethlehem PA until 3:00 PM EST pic.twitter.com/M3k1P68xtd
-- NWS Severe Tstorm (@NWSSevereTstorm) March 1, 2017
The storm threatened 60 mph wind gusts, and forecasts warned of expected damage to roofs, sidings and trees.
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"For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building," the warning states. "This severe thunderstorm may contain little or no lightning. Do not wait until you hear thunder before taking cover."
A wider area of eastern Pennsylvania, south of the Lehigh Valley, along with Hunterdon County were under a severe thunderstorm watch until 7 p.m. Wednesday, the weather service also said Wednesday afternoon:
Parts of eastern Pennsylvania south of the Lehigh Valley and portions of New Jersey, including Hunterdon County, were under a severe thunderstorm watch until 7 p.m. EST Wednesday, March 1, 2017, according to the National Weather Service. (Courtesy image | For lehighvalleylive.com) Kurt Bresswein may be reached at kbresswein@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow him on Twitter @KurtBresswein. Find lehighvalleylive.com on Facebook.