Tens of millions of people who live along the Interstate 95 corridor from the mid-Atlantic to the Northeast had another stormy Wednesday.
There was a chance of destructive thunderstorms that might produce hurricane-force wind gusts and lethal lightning in cities like Philadelphia, New York City, and Washington, D.C.
The danger was issued two days after a strong and fatal derecho ripped across the Midwest on Monday, producing multiple tornadoes in the Chicago area and killing one person in Indiana.
The threat was issued one day after severe weather pounded parts of the Northeast on Tuesday.
Wednesday midday saw the development of thunderstorms along and ahead of a cold front throughout the interior Northeast and Central Appalachians, which then began to move eastward.
These storms moved through the Northeast Corridor, which is densely populated, in the late afternoon and early evening.
The National storms Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch, affecting over 40 million people in the Northeast and New England, due to the increasing threat of severe storms.
Early on Wednesday night, the National Weather Service reported storm damage that included felled trees and power lines in eastern Pennsylvania, hail in western Massachusetts, and flooding in some areas of Baltimore.
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The probability of severe weather increased for Boston, New York City, and Washington on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) of NOAA identified a large region of the eastern United States as being vulnerable to severe weather.
Furthermore, severe rains might cause a lot of issues, particularly in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. regions where the National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch.
“Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying and flood-prone locations,” the NWS stated. “Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.”
According to forecasters, the area might see flash floods if locally recurrent or lengthy thunderstorms occur. Rainfall rates could approach two inches per hour.
