Update: Expect damaging winds and quarter-sized hail with thunderstorms to hit Carbon and Monroe counties Tuesday [Video]

An updated severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 5:49 p.m. valid until 6:15 p.m. for Carbon and Monroe counties.

The storms are expected to bring wind gusts of up to 60 mph and quarter-sized hail (1 inch).

“At 5:49 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located over Beltzville State Park, or near Lehighton, moving east at 15 mph,” says the weather service. “Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.”

Locations impacted by the warning include Palmerton, Jim Thorpe, Penn Forest Reservoir, Beltzville State Park, Meckesville, Bowmanstown, Parryville, Trachsville and Weissport East. This includes Northeast Extension between mile markers 74 and 85.

The weather service states, “For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning …