The region saw a record-breaking temperature Wednesday.
And then it didn't.
Temperature gauges at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport showed a record high of 67 degrees, but weather officials said that wasn't the case.
An initial report from the National Weather Service listed the 67-degree high at 8:55 a.m., half an hour after the low temperature for the day was recorded at 39 degrees.
A broken gauge that has since been repaired was the culprit, according to Mike Nadolski, a spokesman from the NWS in Binghamton, N.Y.
Dave Dombek, expert senior meteorologist at AccuWeather, explained that the gauge was back on track after a few days of "wacky" readings.
Temperatures reached 63 degrees around 3 p.m. Wednesday, he said, which was unseasonably warm, but missed the record set in 1947 by 3 degrees.
A flood watch remains in effect for Lackawanna County through this morning, though the area is not expected to see much more than swollen streams and stuffed sewer drains.
The National Weather Service issued the flood watch Wednesday afternoon, warning of rising rivers, creeks and streams as well as flash flooding in urban areas.
Alex Sosnowski, a meteorologist with AccuWeather, said the Scranton area will probably not get enough rain from the storm to cause significant river flooding, though flash flooding could occur.
Only about .25 inches fell by 10 p.m. Wednesday, according to AccuWeather meteorologists.
Mr. Sosnowski said the area can expect about 1 to 2 inches of rain by this morning, which will taper off early in the day, leaving only runoff on roads in hilly, rural areas.
The rain could dislodge debris created by the freeze-and-thaw weather pattern over the past several days.
He said the concern for river flooding in Lackawanna County was relatively slight as the snow in the area had mostly melted before the rain set in.
The weather pattern passing through the area will also bring wind gusts of around 40 to 50 mph, Mr. Sosnowski said, though the more significant gusts of up to 70 mph that hit the southwestern part of the state are expected to skirt the area en route to New England.
Still, the wind in Lackawanna County will be "strong enough to knock down some tree branches, maybe (cause) a few sporadic power outages."
Over the course of the day today - which Mr. Sosnowski described as a "transition day" - the warm temperatures the area has seen over the past couple days will gradually turn back into the frigid weather that gripped the region last week and over the weekend.
"First thing in the morning (Thursday) will be the warmest part of the day - temperatures will wind up in the 20s by the evening," he said.
By then, the rain left on the ground will likely freeze up, possibly causing issues for the evening commute.
Through the weekend, daytime high temperatures are expected to stay in the 20s while nighttime lows drop into the teens, Mr. Sosnowski said. A series of minor "snow events" are also expected, which could begin on Friday and stretch out through Tuesday.
"So we've had our warm weather now for a day or two ... now it's back to people have to remember their winter driving skills for the next week or so," he said.
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