SEVERE WEATHER BEGINS IMPACT ON NORTHEAST / MID-ATLANTIC 7/13/14

Arriving just a little ahead of schedule, and with a bit of a punch, an elongated line of Severe Thunderstorms and several Tornado Warnings impacted many areas surrounding State College, PA region.

At 8:45PM, we are still watching this line of storms which has had a history of fairly widespread wind damage generally including trees being blown down.  One storm report included a rainfall rate of 1" in 20 minutes, or the equivalent of 3-inches per hour.  A tornado warned storm also is tracking eastward out the Virginia region towards NJ... and we are watching these lines carefully.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch was posted by the NWS at 7:50PM for much of the western portion of NJ with Warnings likely by 9:00PM.  Stay tuned as we cover the first of what is likely to be many Severe Thunderstorms over the next 48-72 hours.