Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

Severe Weather Awareness Week
Be Prepared and Stay Safe during Severe Weather

Each spring before the typical onset of the thunderstorm and flash flood season, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA), County Emergency Management Officers and the National Weather Service (NWS) sponsor a week of Severe Weather Awareness and Preparedness. This year, the week of April 25th through April 29th, 2016 is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Pennsylvania.

Severe Weather Awareness Week is a time to plan for
thunderstorms...tornadoes....lightning and flash floods.

Each day during this week will emphasize a different weather hazard
and provide you with associated safety tips:

On Monday, March 23rd - the topic will be Tornadoes                              Daily Safety Message
On Tuesday, March 24th - the topic will be Severe Thunderstorms        Daily Safety Message
On Wednesday, March 25th - the topic will be Flash Flooding                 Daily Safety Message
On Thursday, March 26th - the topic will be River Flooding                   Daily Safety Message
On Friday, March 27th - the topic will be Skywarn Spotters                   Daily Safety Message