Today and tomorrow will feature early fall-like weather, as cloudy skies dominate the area. There will be a chance of showers today mainly in south-central and southwest PA, with cloudy skies elsewhere. Today looked like a washout, but now most of the steady rain is expected to stay south. Highs today will be in the…
Our streak of severe weather is finally set to end today. It has been an impressive run for any time of the year, but especially late August. From here we will enter an up and down pattern, with frequent temperature swings and chances for rainfall. It’s hard to believe there are only four months left…
Yet another round of scattered thunderstorms is on tap for today, some of which may be strong to severe. Primary threats include damaging winds in intense cells and isolated hail. THUNDERSTORM TIMING Storms will develop starting just lunchtime, and move east through the state as the afternoon progresses. Below is future radar from the HRRR…
As Hurricane Laura continues to move inland, we will be monitoring that and also the threat for severe thunderstorms here in Pennsylvania Thursday (not associated with Laura). Scattered supercells possibly containing damaging winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes will develop in New York State and move southeast. The bigger tornado threat looks to be north…
An unusual stretch of severe weather potential will continue all the way through Saturday here in Pennsylvania. Each day will feature different risks in different areas, and you can find those details below. In addition, Major Hurricane Laura will make a devastating landfall early Thursday morning likely as a Category Four with wind gusts of…
The weather has been quiet for a while, but we are once again having a lot thrown at us at once. From severe storms possible in PA both Tuesday and Wednesday, to a major hurricane landfall Thursday morning in Texas or Louisiana, there is a lot to talk about. Potent clusters of severe thunderstorms with…
The tropics are heating up again, and this time we are tracking two storms in the Gulf of Mexico. Tropical Storm Marco is expected to make landfall Monday near New Orleans as a category one hurricane. However the much more dangerous storm looks to be Tropical Storm Laura, currently situated over Hispaniola. We don’t want…
After nearly a week of tracking, Isaias is finally nearing landfall. The storm is expected to make landfall this evening as a category one hurricane near Wilmington, NC, and move north-northeast toward us shortly after. Flash Flood Watches have been issued for much of the eastern half of the state, and Tropical Storm Watches are…
FORECAST UPDATED. VIEW MONDAY’S FINAL CALL RAIN AND WIND FORECAST HERE. Although there is a slight risk for eastern PA today (Sunday), most of the storms will come this morning, as we have seen in the Lehigh Valley. There may still be some isolated severe thunderstorms this evening, but the overall threat has…
UPDATE: This threat shifted more to Sunday AM. A Slight Risk is still up for the late afternoon and evening, but severe thunderstorm activity looks to be very isolated. We are temporarily shifting our attention away from Hurricane Isaias, as there are more imminent weather threats in Pennsylvania this weekend. Not only do we…
