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Friday, July 5 dawned overcast and very humid, but many Saucon Valley residents at least had fresh memories of a beautiful Independence Day to enjoy. The weather on the Fourth of July was hot, dry and sunny; perfect for swimming at the venerable Hellertown Pool.
A rare tornado in Upper Bucks County was confirmed by officials from the National Weather Service late this week. The EF1 tornado achieved a maximum wind speed of 95 mph during the time it touched down over a campground in rural Tinicum Township Sunday, shortly before 10 p.m.
After a mild, mostly sunny weekend, severe weather overnight in the form of heavy rain and damaging winds could affect Monday morning’s commute, the National Weather Service said Sunday evening.
If you are planning to conduct any type of outdoor burning Wednesday local authorities are asking you to use extreme caution and would prefer you wait. That’s because the National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for the potential of enhanced spread of wildfires, which is in effect from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
In the wake of a winter storm that generally deposited three to four inches of snow on the area early Saturday, another more potent snowstorm is taking aim at the Lehigh Valley.
As the parent of a Saucon first-grader and a teacher in New York City, Anthony Lama told the school board he knows about education and is concerned that children in his district are losing out on theirs because of too-frequent school closings.
For anyone who thought that with March 2019 would come spring-like weather, Mother Nature is apparently out to prove you wrong. The Saucon Valley area will have two chances for accumulating snow and will experience unseasonable cold in the coming days, forecasters say.
Where is warmer weather? Although March 1 is what is referred to as the start of meteorological spring, it won’t be feeling spring-like in the Lehigh Valley for the foreseeable future, according to forecasters.
If you live in an area that is prone to power outages you may want to make preparations for the possible loss of electricity due to high winds that are forecast this afternoon and Monday, the National Weather Service says.
It could be a windy start to the work week, according to the National Weather Service, so if you have lightweight items stored outside–or outdoor activities or travel planned–you may want to monitor the weather forecast.
