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<p>UPDATE (4:50 p.m.): The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for numerous communities throughout Luzerne and Lackawanna counties.</p><p>Affected communities include Wilkes-Barre, Kingston, Pittston, Plymouth, Plain Township, Nanticoke, Edwardsville, Scranton, Moosic and Dunmore.</p><p>The advisory is for poor drainage areas, and is in effect until 7:30 p.m.</p><p>Another 1 to 2 inches of rain is possible during thunderstorms.</p><p>The National Weather Service says that flooding may occur around small creeks and streams, on highways, streets and underpasses, along with any other low-lying area.</p><p>&#8212;</p><p>UPDATE (3 p.m.): The National Weather Service has issued a sever thunderstorm warning for parts of Luzerne, Lackawanna and Wyoming counties, coverings parts of the Tunkhannock and Scranton areas.</p><p>The warning is in effect from 2:50 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.</p><p>The NWS states that a severe thunderstorm was located over Evans Falls, near Tunkhannock, moving east at 35 miles per hour.</p><p>Wind gusts were measured at 60 miles per hour. The National Weather Service says to expect damage to trees and wires, and encourages moving into an interior room on the lowest floor of the building if you are in the affected area.</p><p>&#8212;</p><p>UPDATE (1:30 p.m.): The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch, currently in effect until 9 p.m.</p><p>The watch affects the following counties: Luzerne, Lackawanna, Bradford, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming.</p><p>&#8212;</p><p>The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Northeast Pennsylvania and parts of central New York, including Luzerne and Lackawanna counties.</p><p>According to the NWS, showers and thunderstorms will develop across the area this afternoon. In Luzerne County, scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible before 3 p.m., with chances growing until thunderstorms are likely after 4 p.m.</p><p>The NWS says that some of the storms can produce small hail, gusty winds, heavy rain and lightning.</p><p>Damaging winds are the biggest threat in the storm, but large hail and an isolated tornado are possible. Possible heavy rainfall in the thunderstorms brings about the risk of localized flash flooding.</p><p>Chances of precipitation are 70 percent. Rainfall is expected to be between a tenth and a quarter of an inch, but higher amounts are possible in thunderstorms. Today&#8217;s high will be 82 degrees.</p><p>By mid-evening, the chance of severe thunderstorms decreases. Showers and thunderstorms are still likely until 1 a.m., with a lesser chance until 3 a.m. Tonight&#8217;s low is 66 degrees.</p><p>Tomorrow, the weather will be much calmer, with mostly sunny skies and a high near 86 degrees, before settling down to a low of 63 degrees in the evening.</p><p>Monday brings a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4 and 5 p.m., but with a chance of precipitation at only 30 percent. Monday&#8217;s high will be near 84 degrees, with a low around 60 degrees.</p><p>Follow the Times Leader&#8217;s <a href="https://www.timesleader.com/weather" target="_blank">weather page</a> for up-to-the-minute information about what the skies are doing.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Patrick Kernan</p><p>pkernan@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Patrick Kernan at 570-991-6119 or on Twitter @PatKernan</p></shirttailMeta></div>

NWS: Severe weather possible in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties