By , AccuWeather meteorologist
Meteorologists are monitoring the risk for strong to severe thunderstorms in parts of the Northeast on Saturday. However, there will be several factors that will play a role in determining just how strong and widespread the storms become.
Following a fairly seasonable day with low humidity levels on Friday, conditions will turn unsettled by Friday night.
As warmer and more humid air arrives, an area of showers and thunderstorms is likely to move into the region. It appears most likely that southern New York and northern Pennsylvania will have the highest risk for these storms to bring impacts. While the storms on Friday night and early Saturday morning are not expected to be severe, there will be a risk of heavy rain.
The evolution of the threat for severe weather on Saturday afternoon will be dependent on exactly how far the rain and storms from Friday night advance and how quickly they move away on Saturday morning.
“Saturday’s severe weather risk will largely hinge on where a complex of rain and thunderstorms sweeps through the Great Lakes and interior Northeast during Friday night,” stated AccuWeather Meteorologist Renee Duff.
Here in Butler County, AccuWeather is predicting a morning thunderstorm for Saturday followed by a severe afternoon thunderstorm; storms can bring flooding and damaging winds.
