BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A strong storm system will bring gusty winds and heavy rain to the Lehigh Valley beginning late Wednesday night and into Thursday, forecasters say.
According to the National Weather Service, the storm is expected to bring a round of widespread moderate to heavy rainfall on Thursday, along with potential for strong easterly winds gusting to 30 mph, with stronger winds near the coast.
An isolated severe thunderstorm with damaging winds can’t be ruled out in some areas, the latest NWS forecast discussion said, with strong westerly winds as the storm departs on Friday.
Similar to a nor’easter?
The storm looks like it “will try to spawn a secondary area of low pressure,” meteorologist Bobby Martrich of EPAWA Weather Consulting, said, bringing conditions similar to a nor’easter…