Quite the severe weather event here in Pennsylvania's Northern Tier and over the border in New York's Southern Tier. Not as severe as what happened over the Memorial Day weekend (tornados are difficult to beat!), but a little violent just the same. A cool front moved through the area between 2 and 3 PM and rapidly developing T-storms set off some pretty strong winds, some heavy rain, and a lot of rumbling.
Thunderstorms forming along a front often are spaced 10-15 miles apart since each cell sucks the energy from the surrounding area leaving little or no rain/storm activity in the gaps. The hooked western end of Armenia Mountain once again protected us some, as the storms, approaching in a line from the west, broke down just a short distance away. We ended up with no hail (Tioga County, New York had reports of 1" diameter hailstones) and just about 10 minutes of rain. The temperature did drop quickly from a high of 87 to a low of 70 degrees. Evaporative cooling will do that. That didn't last long, however. Once the line passed, the sun came out and the temperature began climbing again.
The watch issued by the National Weather Service continues until 8 PM tonight so we aren't completely out of the woods. THis last batch popped up on the radar screens within a thirty minute period so anything can happen...and usually does, weatherwise here in the Twin Tiers.
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