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⛈️📉 Non-severe thunderstorms will continue moving across eastern PA this evening, slowly weakening into showers as they move toward the I-95 corridor.

🌧️ Additional showers are expected throughout tonight, primarily across western PA, with isolated showers elsewhere.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning continues for Houtzdale PA, Morrisdale PA and Hawk Run PA until 6:15 PM EST

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Clearfield PA, Northern Cambria PA and Curwensville PA until 6:15 PM EST

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Saint Marys PA, Emporium PA and Kersey PA until 5:15 PM EST

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning continues for Smethport PA and Cyclone PA until 4:30 PM EST

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning continues for Smethport PA, Mount Jewett PA and Hazel Hurst PA until 4:30 PM EST

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Tornado Warning continues for Ludlow PA until 4:15 PM EST

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Tornado Warning including Sheffield PA and Ludlow PA until 4:15 PM EST

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Kane PA, Smethport PA and Sheffield PA until 4:30 PM EST

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A tornado watch has been issued for parts of New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia until 8 PM EST

SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE TODAY
What: Primary threat - damaging winds; tornadoes also possible (some could be strong in western PA)
When: 3PM - 8PM in Central PA
Where: Highest threat along/west of I-99, weakening trend as storms move east

Stay weather-aware this afternoon!
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🕒Daylight Saving Time (DST) Alert
When: Sunday, March 8, 2026, at 2:00 a.m.
What: Turn clocks ahead one hour
Impacts: Earlier sunrises and later sunsets, moving an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening
Safety Tip: Test smoke/carbon monoxide detectors & weather radios

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Tomorrow brings the first severe weather threat of the year to the Commonwealth. A strong line of storms will bring damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes to the western third of the state, with thunderstorms possible throughout all areas. #PAwx

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📏24-hr radar estimated rainfall ending 7AM 3/6/26
📏72-hr radar estimated rainfall ending 7AM 3/6/26
↗️Observed rainfall causing rises on streams #PAwx

☔️ Rain expected across central Pennsylvania this evening before becoming more scattered in nature, isolated thunderstorms can't be ruled out across S PA over the next couple of hours.
🌫️ Fog potential overnight into Friday morning highest across W & south-central PA. #PAwx

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1100 AM Thursday March 5th, 2026: Friday will feature more in the way of drier weather which will help more of the area warm into the 50s. Sunday into Tuesday still look to be the warmest of the next several days.

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⛈️1st severe t-storm risk of 2026 in CPA for Saturday
⛈️Level 2/5 across western PA for damaging wind gust
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🌧️RAINFALL FORECAST:
📏0.50-1" for most places today & tonight
📏0.10-0.50" Saturday & Saturday night #PAwx

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⚠️ A Dense Fog Advisory has been issued for portions of south-central Pennsylvania overnight. If travelling overnight, use caution and leave plenty of stopping distance between other vehicles. #PAwx

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🌫️Low visibility in areas of dense fog could make driving conditions hazardous early this morning
🧊Watch out for slick spots/black ice #PAwx

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Pictured is a map of ice accumulation reports we received for the freezing rain event on Tuesday March 3rd, 2026 🌧️🧊

Ice accumulations ranged from a few hundredths of an inch to two tenths of an inch across central Pennsylvania.

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Watch out for slippery spots this morning especially on bridges and overpasses. #PAwx

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Wintry mix/freezing rain continues across CPA this morning...watch out for slippery spots! #PAwx

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🌧️🧊Freezing rain is expected to develop and spread east-northeastward into central PA overnight into Tuesday morning. Some sleet and/or light snow may fall at the onset of precipitation. #PAwx

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🎓Are you a college student pursuing a career in meteorology, GIS, social science, or IT/computer science? Apply to our student volunteer program by March 15th at https://weather.gov/ctp/studentvolunteers…
Not in Central PA? Check out other opportunities in the NWS at: http://weather.gov/students #PA

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A wintry mix will overspread the region late tonight into Tuesday morning. A light glaze to 0.15" of ice is expected for most of Central PA. #PAwx

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MUCH-NEEDED RAINFALL
A warmer and wetter pattern is expected this week, which will bring soaking rains to much of Central PA.

Although it won't be drought-busting, the arrival of rain is right on cue with the start of meteorological spring today, March 1st!
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Light snow exits to the east this morning, giving way to clearing skies for the afternoon. Temperatures today will range from the upper 20s to the low 40s. #PAwx

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It's been about as nice of a day as one could hope for on the last day of February. Hope y'all were able to get outside and enjoy it!
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Light rain showers will continue to move across north-central PA this morning, giving way to mainly dry conditions for the rest of the day with highs in the 40s and 50s. #PAwx