Lehigh Valley International, Pennsylvania
5-day forecast
As of 11:44 am EDT on September 5, 2008
This Afternoon...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight...Showers likely in the evening...then showers after midnight. Locally heavy rainfall possible after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Saturday...Periods of rain. Rain may be heavy at times. Breezy and not as warm with highs in the mid 70s. East winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Almanac
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Areal Flood Watch
Issued by the National Weather Service at 12:01 PM EDT on September 5, 2008
... Flood Watch remains in effect from Saturday afternoon through
late Saturday night...
The Flood Watch continues for
* portions of Delaware... northeast Maryland... New Jersey and
Pennsylvania... including the following areas... in Delaware...
Delaware beaches... inland Sussex... Kent and New Castle. In
northeast Maryland... Caroline... Cecil... Kent MD... Queen Annes
and Talbot. In New Jersey... Atlantic... Atlantic coastal Cape
May... Camden... Cape May... coastal Atlantic... coastal ocean...
Cumberland... eastern Monmouth... Gloucester... Hunterdon...
Mercer... Middlesex... Morris... northwestern Burlington...
ocean... Salem... Somerset... southeastern Burlington... Sussex...
Warren and western Monmouth. In Pennsylvania... Berks... Bucks...
Carbon... Chester... Delaware... Lehigh... Monroe... Montgomery...
Northampton and Philadelphia.
* From Saturday afternoon through late Saturday night
* at 11 am EDT... Tropical Storm Hanna was located about 110 miles
east of Daytona Beach Florida. It was moving northwest at about
20 miles per hour... and this motion should continue today with a
gradual turn to the north tonight. The storm will move along the
middle Atlantic coast Saturday and Saturday night. It is
expected to bring 3 to 7 inches of rain to the watch area from
late Friday night into Saturday night. These rainfall totals
have the potential to produce flooding across the area. The
highest amounts are expected in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
* In the Flood Watch area... roads and poor drainage areas may
become flooded. Also... small creeks and streams may run high
or go out of their banks with this event.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to move to higher ground should flooding develop. Anyone
driving who encounters a flooded roadway should not try to drive
across it. Find an alternate Route.
Tfg
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Wind Advisory
Issued by the National Weather Service at 11:56 am EDT on September 5, 2008
... Wind Advisory in effect from 12 noon to 11 PM EDT Saturday...
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a Wind
Advisory... which is in effect from 12 noon to 11 PM EDT Saturday.
Tropical Storm Hanna, moving up the eastern Seaboard, will spread
a combination of wind and rain into the area tonight into Saturday
night. Easterly winds will begin to increase Saturday morning,
reaching 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph in the
afternoon and evening. In addition, heavy rain is expected late
tonight into Saturday evening. As the ground becomes saturated and
the winds increase, the probability of downed trees will also
increase.
Strong winds can make driving difficult... especially for high
profile vehicles. Also be alert for local Highway flooding and
never drive into a flooded roadway. Use extra caution.
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Forecast
As of 11:44 am EDT on September 5, 2008
This Afternoon...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight...Showers likely in the evening...then showers after midnight. Locally heavy rainfall possible after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Saturday...Periods of rain. Rain may be heavy at times. Breezy and not as warm with highs in the mid 70s. East winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent.
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Areal Flood Watch
Issued by the National Weather Service at 12:01 PM EDT on September 5, 2008
... Flood Watch remains in effect from Saturday afternoon through
late Saturday night...
The Flood Watch continues for
* portions of Delaware... northeast Maryland... New Jersey and
Pennsylvania... including the following areas... in Delaware...
Delaware beaches... inland Sussex... Kent and New Castle. In
northeast Maryland... Caroline... Cecil... Kent MD... Queen Annes
and Talbot. In New Jersey... Atlantic... Atlantic coastal Cape
May... Camden... Cape May... coastal Atlantic... coastal ocean...
Cumberland... eastern Monmouth... Gloucester... Hunterdon...
Mercer... Middlesex... Morris... northwestern Burlington...
ocean... Salem... Somerset... southeastern Burlington... Sussex...
Warren and western Monmouth. In Pennsylvania... Berks... Bucks...
Carbon... Chester... Delaware... Lehigh... Monroe... Montgomery...
Northampton and Philadelphia.
* From Saturday afternoon through late Saturday night
* at 11 am EDT... Tropical Storm Hanna was located about 110 miles
east of Daytona Beach Florida. It was moving northwest at about
20 miles per hour... and this motion should continue today with a
gradual turn to the north tonight. The storm will move along the
middle Atlantic coast Saturday and Saturday night. It is
expected to bring 3 to 7 inches of rain to the watch area from
late Friday night into Saturday night. These rainfall totals
have the potential to produce flooding across the area. The
highest amounts are expected in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
* In the Flood Watch area... roads and poor drainage areas may
become flooded. Also... small creeks and streams may run high
or go out of their banks with this event.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to move to higher ground should flooding develop. Anyone
driving who encounters a flooded roadway should not try to drive
across it. Find an alternate Route.
Tfg
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Wind Advisory
Issued by the National Weather Service at 11:56 am EDT on September 5, 2008
... Wind Advisory in effect from 12 noon to 11 PM EDT Saturday...
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a Wind
Advisory... which is in effect from 12 noon to 11 PM EDT Saturday.
Tropical Storm Hanna, moving up the eastern Seaboard, will spread
a combination of wind and rain into the area tonight into Saturday
night. Easterly winds will begin to increase Saturday morning,
reaching 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph in the
afternoon and evening. In addition, heavy rain is expected late
tonight into Saturday evening. As the ground becomes saturated and
the winds increase, the probability of downed trees will also
increase.
Strong winds can make driving difficult... especially for high
profile vehicles. Also be alert for local Highway flooding and
never drive into a flooded roadway. Use extra caution.
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