Resident Killed When Tree Falls On House In Central Pennsylvania: Officials

Scott Quickel has been identified as the man killed in this tragic tree fall, the Cumberland County Coroner Charles Hall told Daily Voice. The tree fell onto a house at 804 Baltimore Pike/US Route 94 in South Middleton Township, Gardeners, at 3:10 a.m. on March 11, according to Cumberland County Emergency Dispatch.   Continue reading … Read more

Cleanup underway after Saturday evening storms rip through Central Pennsylvania

Cleanup is underway at several homes across our area as a Saturday evening storm ripped through Central Pennsylvania. Syberton Road remained closed Sunday afternoon due to trees, a telephone pole and other debris blocking portions of the road. Near the end of the road, Adam Beiswenger and his mother were using chainsaws to clear their … Read more

Storms, powerful winds possible Monday across part of central Pa.

Thunderstorms could pop up across south-central Pennsylvania Monday and bring with them forceful, possibly damaging winds, forecasters said. “Strong to marginally severe” wind gusts and storms are most likely in the afternoon and early evening, according to the National Weather Service.   Continue reading on PennLive.com

Showers, storms possible in central Pa. through end of week

Central Pennsylvania only got a one-day break from Tropical Storm Isaias’ rain before more returned to the forecast to round out a considerably wet week. Both showers and thunderstorms are possible Thursday starting after 11 a.m. There is a chance of rain through the evening, and showers are likely overnight, the National Weather Service said. Highs are expected … Read more

Tropical Storm Isaias: How much rain fell in central Pa., Philadelphia?

As Tropical Storm Isaias passed through Pennsylvania on Tuesday, more than 400,00 people were reported without power at one point. As of 6:22 p.m., the National Weather service reported major flooding was being reported in the lower Schuylkill River. Graterford, on the Perkiomen Creek in Perkiomen Township, Montgomery County, reached 18.45 ft, breaking a record set in 1935. Norristown … Read more

Scattered storms, high winds possible today in Lancaster County

Heavy storms and damaging winds are expected throughout central Pennsylvania Friday evening, following a humid day in the high 70s. A hazardous weather outlook, issued by the National Weather Service in State College, says that scattered storms are possible in Lancaster tonight. The storms are likely to begin after 5 p.m., NWS forecasted. Thunderstorms could turn … Read more

Coastal storm drifts away, but may leave icy glaze in Poconos; secondary system could change from rain to snow tonight

A strong coastal storm is forecast to drift away from the mid-Atlantic region today, but will bring rain to the Lehigh Valley and frozen precipitation to the Poconos. Rain may change back to snow later on tonight in parts of the region, forecasters say, as a secondary system impacts the area. A winter weather advisory … Read more