Central PA Spring 2026 Discussion/Obs Thread

[Voyager]

Of interest (whether good for storms or not) is that we were partly to mostly sunny all afternoon. Now, the clouds that we've had around are pushing south, and we have a totally cloudless sky.

Just wondering if that's going to fuel bigger and better storms, or if it's going to hinder our chances for severe.

68/51 currently.

 

[AccuChris]

Temp has jumped to 77/56 here in Lebanon under essentially full sun. Watch issued for counties west of here


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[Yardstickgozinya]

We have cellular initiation in western Pa. 

[TheDreamTraveler]

Might actually break the record high here today. Right now it's tied at 80 and might hit 81

[Yardstickgozinya]

25 minutes ago, Voyager said:

Of interest (whether good for storms or not) is that we were partly to mostly sunny all afternoon. Now, the clouds that we've had around are pushing south, and we have a totally cloudless sky.

Just wondering if that's going to fuel bigger and better storms, or if it's going to hinder our chances for severe.

68/51 currently.

 

Thermo dynamic and kinematic profiles are finally growing throughout the area, better indices are also adventing into our area. 

[mahantango#1]

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 72

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

340 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026

 

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 72 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT

FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

 

MDC001-023-043-230200-

/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0072.260322T1940Z-260323T0200Z/

 

MD

. MARYLAND COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

 

ALLEGANY GARRETT WASHINGTON

$$

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 72

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

340 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026

 

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 72 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT

FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

 

PAC003-005-007-009-013-019-021-027-033-035-041-043-051-055-057-

059-061-063-067-087-093-097-099-109-111-119-125-129-230200-

/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0072.260322T1940Z-260323T0200Z/

 

PA

. PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

 

ALLEGHENY ARMSTRONG BEAVER

BEDFORD BLAIR BUTLER

CAMBRIA CENTRE CLEARFIELD

CLINTON CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN

FAYETTE FRANKLIN FULTON

GREENE HUNTINGDON INDIANA

JUNIATA MIFFLIN MONTOUR

NORTHUMBERLAND PERRY SNYDER

SOMERSET UNION WASHINGTON

WESTMORELAND

[Yardstickgozinya]

The severe warned cell just east of orvistown is showing some supercell characteristics. 

[Yardstickgozinya]

The storms are really getting underway out in western pennsylvania. Notice the lightning just slightly deviating south  in the area that I noted supercell characteristics. That could be lightning displaced in the anvil, though. No shortage of cells out in western pennsylvania, starting to ark although i'm seeing a lot more cell  mergers than splits. Pretty decent amount of lightning for this early in  storm development.

[Yardstickgozinya]

Got my live stream going fellas.I'm about to head out where I can see these storms. If I see anything good, I'll be putting up a link. 

[mahantango#1]

Thunder and lightning here 

[Voyager]

5 minutes ago, mahantango#1 said:

Thunder and lightning here 

First drops here, but no noise, or even lightning detection, yet...

Edited to add that future radar shows more interesting stuff coming after this first slug between 6:30 and 7:30.

[Itstrainingtime]

Radar looks a little more scattered than the scattered I expected at this point.

[mahantango#1]

.07 from that thunderstorm, just a little wind temp dropped from 81 to 67.

[Yardstickgozinya]

Most of the area has achieved 1000jkg under a weak cap. 

The more enhance mid and low level lapses rates have built and move noth and  east noticeably since @MAG5035 posted them.

[Yardstickgozinya]

https://www.youtube.com/live/ydEenO_UG5A?si=JKjNbfU132g1fkL_

If everything's working properly, this should be a link to my live stream. This is the first time i've ever done this .  This is a test. I'm actually walking to a area where I hopefully can get some decent views to my west and north. I doready to pick me up. Anyways, if somebody would please stop by and let me know that everything's working properly, that would be fantastic. Walking through Fairview township at the moment feel free to stop by anytime. Thank you so much. I will be interacting very little if at all. , I have a lot of other things to pay attention to at the moment. Live stream should be up in just a minute or two

[Yardstickgozinya]

This is should be the proper link.

[Voyager]

AccuWeather future radar indicates a potentially busy next couple hours here in Tamaqua. I just hope the hail stays away.

Back in May 2011, we had a prolific hailstorm the ruined the Dodge Stratus I owned at the time. The pic is one of the hailstones I picked up in our backyard from that storm.

[mahantango#1]

2 minutes ago, Voyager said:

AccuWeather future radar indicates a potentially busy next couple hours here in Tamaqua. I just hope the hail stays away.

Back in May 2011, we had a prolific hailstorm the ruined the Dodge Stratus I owned at the time. The pic is one of the hailstones I picked up in our backyard from that storm.

Wow!