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Helen Yakobitis celebrates 90 years

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Happy birthday Andrew Louis Pirollo!

<p>With showers and possible severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, you might want to plan accordingly to stay safe, with a hazardous weather outlook being issued by the National Weather Service.</p><p>According to the National Weather Service, there is a slight chance of showers between 3 and 5 p.m. today, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5 p.m. The chance of precipitation is only 30 percent. Today&#8217;s high will be near 86 degrees.</p><p>Showers and thunderstorms become likely before midnight tonight, with a chance of precipitation of 70 percent.</p><p>The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for the late afternoon through the evening for parts of the area, including Luzerne and Lackawanna counties, saying that strong to severe thunderstorms may be accompanied by strong, damaging winds and hail. The NWS says the area of primary concern will be the Wyoming Valley and the Poconos.</p><p>Tomorrow will see a chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a chance of precipitation at 40 percent. The high will be around 81 degrees.</p><p>Tomorrow evening, showers are likely and a thunderstorm possible until early Monday morning, with a chance of precipitation at 70 percent. The low will be around 67 degrees.</p><p>Monday also brings a chance of showers, with partly sunny skies otherwise and a high around 80 degrees.</p><p>Monday evening also might be rainy, possibly lasting until early Tuesday morning. The low will be around 62 degrees.</p><p>For more weather info, check out the Times Leader&#8217;s <a href="https://www.timesleader.com/weather" target="_blank">weather page</a>.</p><style>
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NWS: rainy weekend likely, with possible severe thunderstorms this evening