Any doubt that today could be as bad or worse than yesterday was - TopicsExpress

Any doubt that today could be as bad or worse than yesterday was just erased. Never good reading this at 9:30am. Strongly worded statement from the National Weather Service ...SWATHS OF HIGH IMPACT DAMAGING THUNDERSTORMS WITH FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED LATER TODAY OR THIS EVENING... THE PRIMARY LINES OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP IN NEAR 90 DEGREE HEAT OVER EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA BETWEEN 1 PM AND 3 PM AND THEN MOVE INTO THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 4 PM AND 8 PM. THESE STORMS ARE LIKELY TO BE STRONGER THAN YESTERDAY WITH POTENTIAL FOR MORE EXTENSIVE AND GREATER DAMAGE. RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITHIN ONE HOUR WOULD PROMOTE POCKETS OF RENEWED FLASH FLOODING IN URBANIZED AREAS. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE EXTENSIVE SMALL STREAM FLOODING THAN WHAT OCCURRED YESTERDAY...ESPECIALLY IF STORMS REPEATEDLY ROLL THROUGH AN AREA FOR 2 HOURS AND PRODUCE 4 TO 5 INCH AMOUNTS. THOSE LIVING IN OR TRAVELING THROUGH EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR FROM NEW BRUNSWICK TO TRENTON...PHILADELPHIA AND WILMINGTON INTO NORTHEAST MARYLAND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS LATE TODAY. THESE STORMS WILL FORCE TRAVEL DELAYS IN SOME AREAS AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE ROAD CLOSURES. POWER OUTAGES CAUSED BY LIGHTNING AND TREE DAMAGE COULD BE EXTENSIVE. THE RISK FOR STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH AFTER 10 PM. HAVE YOUR SAFETY PLAN IN MIND WHEN WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.