The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Central Berks County until 8:30 AM. At 7:46 AM, a severe thunderstorm was located over Denver, or near Ephrata, moving northeast at 35 mph. 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.
Locations impacted include Reading, Wyomissing, Birdsboro, Fleetwood, Sinking Spring, Laureldale, Wernersville, Spring Ridge, Shillington, West Reading, Mount Penn, Mohnton, Kenhorst, St. Lawrence, Wyomissing Hills, West Lawn, Lorane, Reiffton, Whitfield, and West Wyomissing.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.