The Lehigh Valley is under a severe thunderstorm watch until Friday night while a heat advisory remains in effect.

Forecasters say some of the storms on Friday could pack a big punch, with heavy downpours, frequent lightning and damaging winds gusts.

We'll get a bit of a break this weekend with temps back near normal Saturday. Although it may not be quite as hot, it will remain humid.

The severe thunderstorm watch covers the southwest quarter of Lower Michigan and goes until 10 p.m.

On Friday at 1:41 p.m. a severe thunderstorm watch was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 9 p.m. for Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton and Philadelphia counties.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Logan County until 4 p.m. Dangerous heat continues throughout the region with scattered storms possible for the next several days. A Heat Advisory continues for part of the region until 8 p.m. tonight. This includes Butler, Clinton, and Warren counties.

The Storms Prediction Center has placed portions of our entire area in a "slight" risk, or level 2. The SPC also has increased the risk of some damaging, straight-line winds Friday afternoon and evening, particularly from Worcester County and areas south-westward.

An Edmonton woman is recovering in hospital after being struck by lightning in west Edmonton Thursday as severe thunderstorms rolled across the city.