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Lehigh Valley Under Tropical Storm Warning
National Weather Service extends Tropical Storm Warning to include Lehigh and Northampton counties.
The threat of Hurricane Irene put the Lehigh Valley under a flood watch but the National Weather Service has now added a Tropical Storm Warning to its forecast for Lehigh and Northampton counties.
Rainfall amounts have been revised upward:
- 3-4 inches tonight
- 4+ inches possible on Sunday
There is chance of scattered showers this morning followed by possible showers and thunderstorms from 11am to 2pm. Heavier rain is expected to follow later today.
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The storm was located about 340 miles south/southwest of Atlantic City, NJ, as of 8am Saturday.
WFMZ's forecast is for 4 to 6 inches of rain with locally higher amounts and the heaviest rain falling from 8 tonight to noon Sunday.
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