Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.
Nowcast as of 2:10 am EDT on July 12, 2009
Now
At 203 am...National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a line of thunderstorms extending from West Hazleton to Selinsgrove... moving southeast at 30 mph. These storms will be near Ferndale around 215 am...Mount Carmel around 220 am. Accompanying this line of thunderstorms was frequent lightning and brief downpours. Do not seek shelter under trees or stay in the open when lightning threatens.
Forecast for Schuylkill
Updated: 8:08 PM EDT on July 11, 2009
Rest of Tonight
Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms...then just a slight chance of a shower after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming west. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Sunday
Mostly sunny. Less humid with highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Montour County... northeastern Snyder County... Schuylkill County... Northumberland County... Columbia County... eastern Union County...
* until 430 am EDT Sunday...
* at 1027 PM EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar estimates and rain gage reports indicated very heavy rain of 2 to 3 inches from numerous training thunderstorms that have occurred through this evening across Columbia... eastern Union... Montour... northeastern Snyder... Northumberland and Schuylkill counties. Additional thunderstorms will bring another 1 to 1.5 inches of rain to portions of the warned area overnight.
* Locations in the warning include but are not limited to Danville... Selinsgrove... Ashland... Frackville... Mahanoy City... Minersville... Pottsville... Schuylkill Haven... Shenandoah... St. Clair... Tamaqua... Kulpmont... Milton... Mount Carmel... Northumberland... Shamokin... Sunbury... Bloomsburg... Lewisburg and Mifflinburg.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. If flash flooding is observed act quickly. Move up to higher ground to escape flood waters. Do not stay in areas subject to flooding when water begins rising.
Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where you are relative to streams... rivers... or creeks which can become killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks.