Severe storms target 135M Americans across Northeast, Mid-Atlantic with tornadoes possible along I-95 corridor
Strong weekend storms are expected to bring a variety of impacts to the East Coast, including thunderstorms, hail, gusty wind and possible even a few tornadoes, causing a sense of relief from the recent heat and smoky conditions.
Strong weekend storms are bringing a variety of impacts to the East Coast, including thunderstorms, hail, gusty winds and possibly even a few tornadoes, causing a sense of relief from the recent heat and smoky conditions.
Warm and muggy temperatures are once again plaguing portions of the East Coast, but thick Canadian wildfire smoke could throw a wrench into exactly how hot it gets.
Fortunately, storms are breaking the warm, smoky pattern.
Storms caused heavy downpours early on Saturday afternoon.
A Flash Flood Warning was issued for all five New York City boroughs through Saturday afternoon.
Officials warned residents that roads, basements and subways may flood as rain rates between 2 to 3 inch per hour were possible into the evening hours.
In New Jersey, Gov. Mikie Sherrill asked residents to plan weekend travel accordingly for incoming storms.
A slow-moving cold front is sweeping in through the East Coast from the Ohio Valley.
More than 135 million Americans across 20 states are under threat of severe storms through the weekend.
While these storms will carry a risk of damaging winds, downpours and frequent lightning, the greatest concern will be Saturday. A Level 3 out of 5 severe storm threat extends throughout most of the Northeast and southeastern Great Lakes.
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Over 52 million Americans are under this Level 3 threat, which includes major cities like New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh and Cleveland.
A broader Level 2 threat is in place as far west as Peoria, Illinois, as far south as Charlotte, North Carolina and as far north as Burlington, Vermont.
An intense line of storms will develop across western parts of the Northeast late-evening on Saturday and move eastward through the overnight hours, the FOX Forecast Center said.
Large, damaging hail will be the primary threat early on. However, once the storms transition into a line, damaging wind gusts will become the main hazard. A few tornadoes are also possible.
As the cold front continues its eastward progress farther south, severe storms will also be likely across Western Virginia and North Carolina, where there is a Level 2 out of 5 severe storm threat on Sunday.
In addition to the storm threat, a flash flooding threat stretches across the Ohio Valley on Friday. On Saturday, the flood threat includes a large portion of the Northeast, where a level 2 flood threat is in effect for New York City, parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
On Sunday, a level 1 flash flood threat is in place for parts of Virginia and North Carolina.
For New York City, rainy weekends have become all too familiar this summer. Central Park has recorded measurable rain every single weekend since the beginning of June, and if the current forecast holds, that streak will likely continue.
Stay with FOX Weather for the latest on this weekend's storms.
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