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Hail ranging from penny-sized to "large hail exceeding 1 inch in diameter inches in size," fast-moving thunderstorms, and 60-mile-per-hour winds may hit homes in Pennsylvania, throughout the day but are expected to be at their worse between 2 p.m. and 2 a.m. Friday, June 17, the NWS forecasts.
The Doppler radar indicts more heavy rain will arrive with the thunderstorms this afternoon, in addition to the 1 to 2 inches that have already fallen as of 8 a.m., according to the outlet. Due to this, minor flooding is ongoing and expected to begin shortly across portions of the advisory area shown in the map pictured.
Portions of New York, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, New Jersey, and Maryland — and even Canada — may experience similar storms but Pennsylvania will receive the bulk of the rain; although forecasters at both AccuWeather and NWS are advising residents throughout the region to stay alert for tornadoes and be alert to potential flash flooding.
The areas with the most severe risk of storm damage in the region are Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, and Scranton, Pennsylvania, as well as Rochester and Binghamton, New York, according to AccuWeather.
The stormy weather will give way to warmer temperatures according to AccuWeather forecasters, "the Northeast will experience a brief surge of that heat and high humidity from Thursday to Friday as weather systems begin to move along from west to east," reports AccuWeather's Senior Meteorologist Dean DeVore.
"Temperatures in many areas will surge well into the 80s to lower 90s F," DeVore said.
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