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Flooding Threat Continues in Portions of Texas; Poor Air Quality in the Great Lakes through the Mid-Atlantic

Widespread life-threatening flash and urban flooding continues in south-central Texas, with considerable flooding impacts possible across central Texas. Wildfire smoke is impacting air quality across much of the Great Lakes region into southern New England and the Mid-Atlantic. Monsoonal thunderstorms may produce isolated to scattered flash flooding across the Southwest into the Great Basin. Read More >

NWS State College Aviation Weather Discussion
.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
Ongoing visibility restrictions due to wildfire smoke 
(primarily MVFR-IFR) will gradually extend back into our 
northern/eastern terminals (KBFD/KIPT) as light winds trend 
southwesterly ahead of a system moving across the Great Lakes. 
These winds will increase to around 10 kts through Saturday 
morning, allowing for the plume of smoke to fully push northeast
of our area by the afternoon. A return to VFR is expected once 
the smoke is scoured out, with exceptions being temporary 
restrictions in any heavier showers/thunderstorms that develop 
tonight/tomorrow, along with possible MVFR ceilings in the 
morning and afternoon given increasing moisture & cumulus field 
development.

Later tonight and into Saturday morning, a cluster of showers 
will develop along the leading moisture edge (PWATs increasing 
to 1.5"-2.0") as moisture filters in out ahead of the Great 
Lakes system, with a few thunderstorms being possible as this 
activity progresses west to east across the Commonwealth. 
Additional thunderstorms will develop within the warm sector of 
this system across our region Saturday afternoon and evening, 
some of which may produce gusty winds, heavy rain, and flight 
restrictions.

Outlook...

Sun...Lingering -SHRA with restrictions possible early (primarily
driven by low ceilings), with VFR favored otherwise.

Mon...Mainly VFR.

Tue-Wed...Restrictions possible in showers/t-storms with cold
FROPA expected between Tuesday/Wednesday.

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