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Severe Storms Likely This Evening
Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect through 9:00 p.m. for most of Greater Philadelphia Area
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Montgomery, Chester, Bucks, Delaware and Philadelphia Counties through 9:00 p.m. Friday.
NWS radar at 3:20 p.m. Friday showed a line of storms about 45 miles west of Allentown, moving east at about 20 miles per hour.
No existing storm cells were visibly headed toward Montgomery County, but the NWS forecast calls for "likely" showers and thunderstorms in the area by 9:00 p.m. tonight. Some of the storms "could produce gusty winds and heavy rain," the NWS said.
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Stephanie
4:35 pm on Friday, June 22, 2012
will their be damaging hail with it to my grandfather said he watched the news and it said damaging hail and strong and gusty winds and cloud to ground lightening ?
Tom Bartman
7:44 pm on Friday, June 22, 2012
No hail. Not enough lapse rate being it was so hot Thursday.
Sarah Larson
6:43 pm on Friday, June 22, 2012
Stephanie, I did see a note in the weather bulletin about that. Weather service said it was a possibility.