Beautiful Day Today; Rain Tomorrow?

Huge tree falls on car in a New Jersey neighborhood.

As expected, yesterday was a very active weather day. All of South Central Pennsylvania got hit very hard by the severe weather. In particular, York and Lancaster counties had the most people without power as of last night throughout the area. Large Trees/Tree branches are down, including power lines. As the line of severe weather approached the I-95 after it passed our area, it continued to gain in strength. Along the way it fired up a couple Tornado Warnings. One of those warnings was placed just east of the Philadelphia area about 10 miles east into New Jersey. This is where massive amounts of damage was done to a large neighborhood. Right now it is assumed that straight line winds in excess of 70 MPH are to blame for this damage. No Tornado reports have been confirmed as I am typing this (2:30 AM). A friend of mine in this neighborhood took this photo capturing the damage that was done to his New Jersey neighborhood. This is why us weather enthusiasts and meteorologists tell you to stay indoors whenever severe weather strikes. You obviously do not want a tree to fall on you, trust me when I say this, THE TREE WILL WIN 10 OUT OF 10 TIMES.....

Alright moving on, Today will mark the 3rd excellent Wednesday in a row. Thanks to the storms yesterday, the cold front has cleared the area leaving us with dry and less humid conditions! The chance for any showers Today is next to none, so if you have any storm damage to clean up, Today would be the day to do it! Highs will get up into the middle 80's throughout our area.

Next chance for rain comes in the form of showers Tomorrow Afternoon. Right now the best estimate for the timing of these showers to begin will be after 1 PM and last through the evening hours. Flooding nor severe weather is expected at this time. Nevertheless, plan for a damp Thursday Afternoon. Below is the future simulated radar of the HIRES short range NAM model depicting the showers in the area.

HIRES NAM Simulated Radar Valid 11 PM Thursday Night