Tropical Storm Cindy Could Impact Pennsylvania, Forecasters Say

Tropical Storm Cindy made landfall along the Gulf Coast on Thursday, but the storm is expected to continue and have an impact on Pennsylvania.

"Cindy will continue to move northward into Thursday evening before a curve to the northeast occurs on Thursday night and Friday, according to AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Dan Kottlowski said in a release.

After hitting the Texas and Louisiana coastline, moisture from Tropical Storm Cindy will head northward and east, and arrive in eastern Pennsylvania in the form of thunderstorms.

"It's going to be basically your typical summertime front," said Mitchell Gaines, a meteorologist from the National Weather Service.

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook and coastal flooding advisory for parts of New Jersey as strong thunderstorms are expected to hit the region by Friday night. Some thunderstorms could hit eastern Pennsylvania beginning on Thursday night in the Lancaster County area.

Here is the weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
• Thursday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
• Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 8 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Friday night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
• Saturday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. West wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

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