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5. There was a tornado that spun up in upstate PA yesterday afternoon

in Northampton County. I saw it had been warned (hot pink polygon to the NE of Allentown just under the cutoff text for East Stroudsburg, PA).

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Tornado Warning including East Stroudsburg PA, Stroudsburg PA and Bangor PA until 4:30 PM EDT
This graphic displays a tornado warning plotted on a map. The warning is in effect until 4:30 PM EDT. The warning includes East Stroudsburg PA, Stroudsburg PA and Bangor PA. This warning is for Central Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania and Northeastern Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania. The threats associated with this warning are a radar indicated tornado and quarter sized hail. There are 69,772 people in the warning along with 15 schools and 1 hospital.
3:58 PM · May 6, 2025

Our local NWS office in Mt. Holly, NJ confirmed it (they will assess later this week but it looks EF0-ish) -

Tornado confirmed in Northampton County, weather service says (UPDATE)

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LIKELY TORNADO ON THE GROUND…

Moving towards Bangor, PA. Shot from Bushkill Township, PA. #PAwx

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3:53 PM · May 6, 2025