Heavy Rainfall for Portions of the West and Central U.S.; Monitoring Fire Weather Conditions for New England

Tropical moisture continues to flow across portions of the Great Basin, desert Southwest and California. Isolated instances of flash flooding remains possible. Meanwhile, a storm and associated frontal boundary will focus showers and thunderstorms for the center of the nation. For New England, dry and breezy conditions could enhance favorable fire weather conditions. Read More >

Overview

Showers and thunderstorms rolled across Central PA during the afternoon and evening of Tuesday May 27th, as a cold front moved through from north to south. The storms were generally weak, but one storm managed to make some wind damage in Lebanon County. See the radar picture around the time of the tree damage report below.

If no more severe weather occurs before the end of the day this Saturday (5/31), this will be the only severe storm in Central PA during all of the month of May 2008. It is very unusual to have just one severe event in any May.