PA Weather Turns For The Worse: Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued

Pennsylvania could get some of the roughest weather it's had in a while now that thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected to hit this weekend.

A hazardous weather outlook was issued for nearly the entire state since showers, along with scattered thunderstorms, are expected Friday night and through early Saturday morning.

The showers could produce periods of heavy rainfall that could lead to urban and poor drainage flooding, according to the Nation Weather Service.

Showers, along with scattered thunderstorms, are expected Sunday night and through early Monday morning as well. Those showers could also produce periods of heavy rainfall which could lead to urban and poor drainage flooding.

Here are the alerted areas:

Jason Franklin, an NWS meteorologist in Mount Holly, said the weather will also bring some strong winds to the area, some as strong as 23 mph.

"The one tonght will give us some heavy rain, about half an inch to an inch in spots," he said. "The one on Sunday night – there are few more dynamics to that."

The storms are expected to come mostly after 2 a.m. on Saturday morning and 8 p.m. on Sunday night:

Indeed, the northeastern United States will be sandwiched between two storm systems this weekend, according to AccuWeather. The same part of the massive storm over the Central states will swing through the Northeast late Friday and Friday night, according to AccuWeather.

The thunderstorms are likely to lose strength once they press eastward later Friday night and Saturday morning, and once they reach the Interstate 95 corridor, according to AccuWeather.

The storm slated to close out the weekend in the Northeast is expected to bring severe thunderstorms and tornadoes to the South, according to AccuWeather. In Pennsylvania, it is anticipated to be mostly a drenching rain producer.

Here is the forecast:

• Friday: A slight chance of light rain before 10am, then a slight chance of showers after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 69. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Friday night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog after 9pm. Low around 58. South wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before 8am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 76. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Saturday Night: A chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Sunday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
• Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 9am, then showers likely. High near 68. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
• Monday Night: A chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

With reporting from Patch correspondent Tom Davis.