E PA/NJ/DE Summer 2026 Obs/Discussion

[The Iceman]

There's got to be prolific flash flooding ongoing right now in S Jersey and DE. Storms training over the same area, already 5" in spots on radar. Going to be a long afternoon down there. We had just shy of an inch back at home in Levittown(.9") through 2 different storms. Here in Trenton, we had several periods of heavy showers but nothing too long lasting.

[BBasile]

Probably the closest I've been to a lightning strike while standing outside.  Awesome.  

[BBasile]

The rain has finally almost stopped after more than 3.5 hours of it.  4.53" over that time.  Over 8 inches for the month after 8.4" for July.   It took til the end of August but that was the best storm of the year.  Mainly for the rain and lightning (and for almost getting struck by it lol).  

[JTA66]

Been rockin’ & rolling since about 3:30. 0.75” in the bucket so far. It’s dropped my temp down to 68F.

[RedSky]

.80" 

Guidance got it wrong further south is getting blasted

[JTA66]

2.40”

[SouthernNJ]

Should be a Marine Warning for the Bay west of Cumberland county for a possible waterspout.

KDIX 6:36 PM:

[Hurricane Agnes]

Been finally getting some heavier returns but no gully washers and lots of convection picked up by my lightning detector the past couple hours.  Mainly scattered cells.  Currently have 3/4"/hr rates and 0.62" in the bucket.  Temp 67/dp 66.

[The Iceman]

3.25” storm total assuming no more. Round 2 this evening was pretty intense lots of street flooding around the area during the height of it. 11.60” in August now

[Kevin Reilly]

Total rainfall in Media, Delaware County 1.08".  Let's see if we get anything else tonight.  Not sure looks like everything is north getting belted north and west.

[Ralph Wiggum]

10 hours ago, The Iceman said:

3.25” storm total assuming no more. Round 2 this evening was pretty intense lots of street flooding around the area during the height of it. 11.60” in August now

Ivyland received 5.25" of rain in under 2 hours. The flooding around here was the worst ive seen since living here. Most branches of the Neshaminy well over their banks. Almshouse rd, Bristol rd, and Mearns roads among the worst in the area.  

Now we just need the cold 

[Ralph Wiggum]

[Albedoman]

21 minutes ago, Ralph Wiggum said:

For the 100th time  macungie got  crap. The outflow boundary  killed lehigh county once again. The story of this summer The haves and have not. 

 

[ChescoWx]

A nice weekend ahead with increasing sun today and continued below normal temperatures through the weekend. We warm to above normal highs in the mid to upper 80's by Monday lasting through Wednesday we then fall back to a bit closer to normal by the end of next week. Next rain chances look to be toward Tuesday.