Central PA Spring 2026 Discussion/Obs Thread

[Voyager]

52 minutes ago, canderson said:

I moved to PA in 2006. I cannot recall a more favorable setup here than tomorrow for a QLCS packing 70-90 mph winds, hail and perhaps a tornado closer to the MD border. 

The fact it will be slower and later than it looked like a few days ago makes it even worse. It’s going to hit right after peak heating and soaring dews.

When a Texas native, who is used to severe events, is deeply concerned about the set-up and potential for this one, it really makes me take notice. 

[canderson]

24 minutes ago, Voyager said:

When a Texas native, who is used to severe events, is deeply concerned about the set-up and potential for this one, it really makes me take notice. 

Put it this way: If that setup was in Dallas today it’d be a high risk and you’d probably see stovepipe tornadoes. 

[anotherman]

I moved to PA in 2006. I cannot recall a more favorable setup here than tomorrow for a QLCS packing 70-90 mph winds, hail and perhaps a tornado closer to the MD border. 
The fact it will be slower and later than it looked like a few days ago makes it even worse. It’s going to hit right after peak heating and soaring dews.

What time are we looking at currently?

[canderson]

1 minute ago, anotherman said:

What time are we looking at currently?

I’m bad at timing lol but rush hour give or take an hour. The NAM is like 7 pm but they tend to have these events later than they actually are. 

[canderson]

Caveat seems to always applies up here though - cape isn’t that high. If we don’t clear out and get a few rounds of early afternoon showers and even t-storms it realy ramps down the ability for a qlcs to sustain itself here. 

[Itstrainingtime]

5 minutes ago, canderson said:

Caveat seems to always applies up here though - cape isn’t that high. If we don’t clear out and get a few rounds of early afternoon showers and even t-storms it realy ramps down the ability for a qlcs to sustain itself here. 

A severe weather expert met in the MA sub (high risk) still has a few reservations about the extent and level of severe tomorrow. I hope his concerns play out.

[canderson]

3 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

A severe weather expert met in the MA sub (high risk) still has a few reservations about the extent and level of severe tomorrow. I hope his concerns play out.

I’ll have to go read that new thread I guess. C MD down into the Carolinas - especially S of MD is in the big time tornado crosshairs. 

[canderson]

To today - strong east winds are so rare 

[Summit Snow]

https://www.tornadotalk.com/may-31-1998-pa-ny-tornado-outbreak/

For those new to PA I remember this like yesterday. Those three days were off the charts in terms of storm potential. I was Tornado warned twice on 6/2 with the second warning being the Lake Carey tornado that killed two and injured dozens.

[Storm Clouds]

Are you kidding me?? These morons and clowns…look what S and S said about tomorrow! 
 

PEOPLE ALIVE AND WELL TODAY WILL DIE IN THESE STORMS TOMORROW…

Talk about starting hype and panic…do people actually follow these idiots?

[canderson]

4 minutes ago, Summit Snow said:

https://www.tornadotalk.com/may-31-1998-pa-ny-tornado-outbreak/

For those new to PA I remember this like yesterday. Those three days were off the charts in terms of storm potential. I was Tornado warned twice on 6/2 with the second warning being the Lake Carey tornado that killed two and injured dozens.

I remember reading about this back in that 2012 storm we had. Crazy that happened up here.