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Potent Northeast Storm Arrives: When Rain, Wind, Snow Ramp Up
Conditions will deteriorate across the Northeast as a strengthening storm threatens a messy evening commute, followed by a colder, potentially snowy finish inland.
The National Weather Service expects rain to intensify Thursday afternoon, Nov. 12, and continue into Friday, Nov. 13, as the potential Nor'easter moves offshore. The timing puts evening travelers in the path of downpours before winds strengthen overnight.
Rain favors the coast Friday, Nov. 13, into Friday night, while inland areas could see a mix of rain and snow as the storm strengthens offshore.
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Power Outages Soar Past 100K After Severe Storms Slam Pennsylvania Again
More than 100,000 homes and businesses were without power across Pennsylvania on Friday, Sept. 4, after another round of severe storms brought destructive winds, torrential rain, flooding, and tornado warnings.
Approximately 102,700 customers remained in the dark Friday morning, more than twice the 43,000 reported Thursday morning and five times Wednesday afternoon’s total, according to PowerOutage.us.
The latest storms shifted the heart of the outage crisis to western Pennsylvania. The hardest-hit counties included:
Westmoreland County: 42,045 outages.
Allegheny County: 20,667 outages.
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2 Tornadoes Tear Through PA, Including Lancaster, As EF2 With 120 MPH Winds Rips Off Roofs
Two tornadoes tore through York and Lancaster counties within minutes of each other, including an EF2 packing 120 mph winds that ripped roofs off parts of Eastern York High School, the National Weather Service confirmed Friday night, Aug. 21.
The stronger tornado touched down south of Wrightsville at 4:24 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, carving a 1.07-mile path through eastern York County before lifting just two minutes later, according to the NWS damage survey.
Just four minutes after that tornado lifted, an EF1 with estimated peak winds of 100 mph touched down in Columbia Borough, where buildings…
