Severe Storms Possible Mid-Week, Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued Across Pennsylvania

More bad weather is expected to come our way. But it won't be what you'd expect for winter.

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook now that strong to severe thunderstorms - with potentially damaging winds - are possible for Pennsylvania on Wednesday.

The potentially damaging series of storms will likely start with rain on Tuesday night, and then evolve into severe thunderstorms by Wednesday afternoon.

Here is the map for eastern Pennsylvania:

Here is the map for central Pennsylvania:

Here is the map for western Pennsylvania:

The storm follows a harsh weather pattern that hit New Jersey and Pennsylvania this weekend, and knocked over a number of trees and smashed car windows.

AccuWeather says the soaking rain and locally severe thunderstorms will follow a tranquil and cool period up and down the East Coast. Then a storm will gather strength over the Central states and race northeastward toward the Northeast.

“Gusty storms will push into the mid-Atlantic for Wednesday and Wednesday night,” AccuWeather Meteorologist Courtney Spamer said in a release.

The risk for travel delays will be heightened as heavy rain and thunderstorms cross major interstates and airport hubs. The resurgence of warm air ahead of the storm system will add fuel to the thunderstorms, according to AccuWeather.

“These storms will bring heavy downpours that could cause poor visibility for motorists and ponding on roadways,” Spamer said.

People living and traveling across this corridor should remain alert of the latest weather watches and warnings and take action if necessary, according to AccuWeather.

Here is the forecast for the next few days:

• Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph.
• Monday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Tuesday: A chance of showers after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Tuesday night: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Wednesday: Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 9am. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 10 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Wednesday night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 3am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

AccuWeather photos