Having reliable, loud, and timely emergency alerts on your phone or device is important because when severe weather strikes, every second counts.

A NEXT Weather Alert is in effect due to the heat and because of the threat of storms Tuesday evening in the Philadelphia region.

What to Know The NBC10 Weather Team has issued a First Alert for severe storms for the entire Philadelphia region on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, from 5 p.m. until midnight. The primary threats include damaging winds that could lead to power outages from tree damage or fallen trees,

This means that instead of receiving a tornado warning just 15 minutes before a storm strikes, residents could get up to two hours’ notice. The technology also allows for more targeted alerts, potentially narrowing warnings from entire regions to just one or two counties.

Brigantine in Atlantic County, and Tuckerton and the Mystic Island section of Little Egg Harbor are in the path of this possible event.