Another Round Of Heavy Rain In PA Forecast: See Timing, Details

EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA — Another round of heavy rain is in the forecast this week for Eastern Pennsylvania, a week after a devastating storm brought tornadoes and flooding to the region.

The National Weather Service warns that locally heavy rainfall is possible in portions of the area late Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night. The National Weather Service has categorized the eastern part of the state as having a "marginal risk" of excessive rainfall.

According to the weather service, there is a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms starting at 11 a.m. Wednesday. While new rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch are expected during the daytime, there could be higher amounts in areas that get thunderstorms.

The chance of rain continues into Wednesday night, when some of the storms could produce heavy rain. The chance of precipitation increases to 80 percent Wednesday night. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch are possible, according to forecasters.

Skies should clear by Thursday afternoon.

The latest round of potentially heavy rain comes just a week after the remnants from Hurricane Ida pounded the region on Sept. 1, bringing heavy flooding and tornadoes that damaged buildings and closed roads.

More than 40 people in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania died in the wake of the storm. At least four of the victims died in Pennsylvania.

Five different tornadoes touched down as a result of the storm, the National Weather Service confirmed.

Five of those tornadoes hit southeastern Pennsylvania, with three whipping through parts of Bucks County, one in Montgomery County and another in Chester County. The tornadoes in southeastern Pennsylvania ranged in wind strength from 90 miles an hour to 130 miles per hour.