Severe wx update

[WXBUFFJIM]

Good afternoon folks. Severe weather is picking up and so is the flood threat. There was even a water rescue earlier today. Flood warnings continue in the mountainous areas of the middle atlantic region. Some rainfall rates are easily 1-3 inches per hour and that's enough to cuase flooding given the very wet ground already in place.

In addition hail, damaging wind, and an isolated tornado threat remains in the middle atlantic region through this evening.

A few areas of note. A line of severe storms exists in southern PA for instance where the storm line is bowing out. Thus a damaging wind threat. There was even large hail and damaging wind earlier in Bedford County, PA from this same line of severe storms.

The line of storms in southern PA should affect Harrisburg and the York area between now and 9 PM EDT with damaging wind and blinding rains being the main threat.

Another line appears to be surging forward a bit near Harrisonburg, Virginia with hail and damaging winds a possibility. Heavy blinding rains will become the primary threat for Virginia and Maryland tonight. Watch out for isolated damaging gusts and vivid lightning in these storms. DC and baltimore could be affected by this line of strong storms between 9 and 10 pm this evening. Definitely keep an eye out for that!!

Jim

[Colin]

The line of storms are moving painfully slow across Central PA...the thunderstorms seem to be weakening a bit but the rain is not. We had a 15 min thunderstorm earlier that practivally flooded roads...so more slow moving rain will not be good.

Flood Warnings currently out for some counties in C PA...too lazy to check.

[weatherlover427]

What did you end up with, Colin?

[Colin]

A little bit of rain...