Damaging Winds Arrive With Friday Storms: See PA Timing

PENNSYLVANIA - Parts of the Keystone State are already being slammed by over 50 mph winds ahead of a storm set to bring heavy rain, rumbles of thunder and possible flooding to the region, forecasters said.

Between half an inch to an inch of rain is set to fall on eastern Pennsylvania into Friday afternoon , paving the way for potential flooding in parts of the state with ground already saturated from Thursday's storm, according to the National Weather Service.

“We're not quite done yet,” the National Weather Service Mount Holly station wrote Friday morning via X (formerly Twitter). “Showers with locally heavy rain, and even a rumble of thunder, will continue this morning before a drier afternoon takes hold. It will be breezy at times as well, but not quite as windy as last night with temps mostly in the 60s.”

Winds in Bucks County's Yardley and Lehigh County's Queen City reached up to 54 mph early Friday morning, forecasters said, while wind speeds in the 40 mph range were reported in Philadelphia, Chester and Berks counties.

Good Evening! A strong cold front will impact the area tonight into Friday. Intervals of moderate to heavy rain will occur with some embedded thunderstorms. This may result in localized urban/poor drainage flooding with rainfall totals ranging from 0.5-1.5 inches; locally higher. pic.twitter.com/ov2lScmZUu
— NWS Mount Holly (@NWS_MountHolly) April 12, 2024

Minor coastal flooding is possible in Bucks, Berks, Delaware and Philadelphia counties through Friday night, according to the National Weather Service.

The skies are expected to clear just in time for the weekend, with daytime highs near 60 degrees and partly sunny skies possible, forecasters said.

Here's the latest forecast, according to the National Weather Service:

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1 p.m., then a slight chance of showers after 4 p.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers after 1 a.m. Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.