As of about 7:45 p.m. Friday, much of the midstate remained under a severe thunderstorm watch expected to continue until 9 p.m. or longer.



Shortly after 7 p.m. heavy storms were reported to be moving northeast from Franklin County into the Newville area in Cumberland County. A tree fell across a road in Newville shortly after 7:30 p.m. There was a report of a tree down in Middlesex Township at about 7:50. Another tree was reported as "about to fall on a house."

As of about 7:45 a band of storms extended from the Chambersburg area northeast through Cumberland and Perry counties and into the areas of Lewistown, Bloomsburg and Williamsport. Very dark clouds had moved into the Mechanicsburg area in Cumberland County



The National Weather Service said some areas could be affected by multiple storms capable of dropping an inch of rain within a half-hour.



The forecast for the Harrisburg region called for showers to end before 8 a.m. on Saturday followed by a mostly sunny day with a high near 80.



The forecast for Sunday called for a mostly sunny day with a high of 81.

Here is the full list of counties that are under the severe thunderstorm watch on Friday evening:



Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Clearfield-Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Cambria-Blair-Huntingdon-Mifflin-Juniata-Somerset-Bedford-Fulton-Franklin-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-Sullivan-Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour-Northumberland-Columbia-Perry-Dauphin-Cumberland-Adams