On Thursday at 2:23 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 10 p.m. for Adams, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Lancaster, Lebanon,

A severe thunderstorm warning for Allegheny, Westmoreland and Indiana counties has been extended until 6:45 p.m. A warning for Washington County continues until 7 p.m. The National Weather Service also said there is a flash flood warning for Allegheny and Washington counties until 8:45 p.

We survived several record-breaking days with excessive heat in the Philadelphia region, including the first day with temperatures above 100 degrees in nearly 13 years. As we've turned the corner, temperatures are returning to a more reasonable range for this time of the year.