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12/27/2023

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07/12/2022

Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for the Lehigh Valley region

07/12/2022

We are watching the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms to develop late this afternoon and evening across the Lehigh Valley and Philly regions. Storms have the potential to produce strong damaging winds, hail, frequent cloud to ground lightning and heavy downpours. Lastest mesoscale discussion has a 60% chance of a severe thunderstorm watch being issued. We believe that a watch will eventually be issued later this afternoon across the region. The Storm Prediction Center has placed the region under Enhanced risk for stronger storms to develop. If you are located in the orange area on the first map you are more likely to see stronger storms later today. Please be on the look out for severe thunderstorms to develop later this afternoon and evening.

05/22/2022

Potential for strong to severe thunderstorms early this evening. All storms that move through will have the potential for frequent cloud to ground lightning and strong winds. Heavy downpours will also be associated with all storms. The whole region is under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

05/16/2022

Potential for severe thunderstorms late tomorrow afternoon and evening for Eastern PA. The Storm Prediction Center has placed the entire region under enhanced risk for severe storms tomorrow. We will be watching as a line of strong storms should begin to form in the central part of the state during the early afternoon hours. This line will eventually reach the region by the late afternoon and early evening hours in the Lehigh Valley and Philly. There will be plenty of instability which will allow favorable conditions for this line to strengthen as it moves eastward.

What to be expected:
-Strong Damaging Winds up to 60-65 mph.
- Frequent Cloud to Ground Lightning
-Heavy Downpours
-Hail up to 1” in diameter
-Although the SPC has the region under the potential for a few tornadoes I believe this is rather low and would only occur if discrete cells form out ahead of the main line. So right now I believe the tornado threat is rather low.

We will be back on tomorrow with another update, so please stay tuned.

03/20/2022

Happy 🌞 Spring ☘️ Everyone 🎉

03/11/2022

Our call for the snow impacting the region tomorrow!

03/11/2022

A winter storm will impact the region Saturday morning through the afternoon hours with the snow heavy at times! A video update will becoming later with our call for this system so please stay tuned!

03/08/2022

Snow incoming! Crazy to think just yesterday we saw temperatures get into the 70s in the Lehigh Valley! As the cold front came through last night temperatures dropped off behind it. We are watching now as snow should overspread the region in the morning on Wednesday. The snow will continue for much of the day on Wednesday before it finally comes to an end in the evening. I know this seems like a nice duration for the snow to fall but temperatures will be marginal and any accumulations should be confined to grassy and non paved surfaces. As of now it is looking like 1-2” of snow could accumulate on non paved surfaces. Higher snowfall accumulations are more likely to occur in higher elevations like the Pocono region. If heavy snowfall rates occur there is a slight possibility of minor slushy accumulations on paved surfaces but any accumulations should be on non paved or grassy surfaces. I hope everyone has a great night!

-Jake-

02/24/2022

Final Call!

Hope everyone had a great day today! Our wintry system is approaching the region. We should look to see precipitation move in between 9-11 pm tonight. The precipitation should begin as sleet in the Lehigh Valley and it should continue as sleet for a good 3 to 6 hours. We will see a transition then to freezing rain during the late overnight hours. The freezing rain should continue during the morning hours before the system finally clears out between 9-11 am. The Philly region could see a very brief period of sleet but the precipitation should change over to freezing rain quickly there. We do expect Philly to transition to plain rain but NW of Philly could hold on to the freezing rain longer. Imagines below are of the latest HRRR. The orange on the map is sleet with the purple showing freezing rain.

Impacts and projections:

Travel will be impacted as icy conditions will be likely. Use caution if you are out traveling.

Lehigh Valley
Sleet accumulations of 1 - 1.5”
Ice accumulations of 0.1 - 0.25”

Philly
Sleet accumulations up to a coating
Ice accumulations of 0.1 - 0.2” (high accumulations in the NW suburbs of Philly with lower total in the city)

02/23/2022

2/23/22 Video update with first call for the wintry system that will impact the region late Thursday evening into Friday morning!