Weather

(WBRE/WYOU)— Friday is a Weather Alert day because of the heat and chance of a stronger storm.

Friday's highs will range between 85 and 90 and when you factor in the humidity, it will feel like it's in the lower and middle 90s during the afternoon.

As a weak cold front approaches Pennsylvania, an afternoon shower or thunderstorm is possible.

A couple of these storms have the potential to be strong. Tropical downpours are the main threat with gusty winds the secondary threat.

Federal budget cuts targeting NOAA threaten to dismantle the National Severe Storms Laboratory, and one scientist says it means people are more likely to die.

Just before daybreak on July 4, the destructive, fast-moving waters rose 26 feet on the Guadalupe, washing away homes and vehicles.

Check the latest power outage reports from across northeastern and central Pennsylvania

The tour was set to kick off in August and run through early November, with nearly three dozen stops across the U.S.

Lava from the eruption is flowing southeast from a fissure in the barren landscape that is at least 2,300 feet wide, but isn't threatening any infrastructure.

The quake was felt as far away as Anchorage, almost 600 miles (966 km) to the northeast.

(WBRE/WYOU) — Flood alerts have been issued for several counties across Northeast and Central Pennsylvania.

The following counties are under moderate flood watches: Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montour, Northern Clinton, Northern Lycoming, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Snyder, Southern Clinton, Southern Lycoming, Sullivan, Union, and Wyoming.

Weather Alerts

Showers and thunderstorms may cause additional flood concerns Wednesday afternoon and evening.

Heavy rain swept across parts of the U.S. Northeast on Monday night, inundating sections of New York and New Jersey with flash flooding.

In one flooded North Plainfield, New Jersey, neighborhood, a house caught on fire and collapsed, possibly due to an explosion.