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Northeast braces for severe weather, potential flooding: Forecast
Yahoo News Canada • • nation
Key Points:
- More than 38 million people from New York City to Washington, D.C., are preparing for severe weather on Thursday, including flash flooding, damaging winds, large hail, and possible tornadoes.
- The severe weather threat spans a large portion of the Northeast, from Syracuse, New York, and Vermont down to Virginia.
- Heavy thunderstorms along the Interstate 95 corridor could produce rainfall rates exceeding 2 inches per hour, with total rain accumulations reaching up to 5 inches in some areas.
- Storms are expected to begin around 1 p.m. Thursday, continuing through the afternoon and evening, with the most intense storms hitting New York City between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., and Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm and flood watches are in effect for New Jersey, New York City, parts of Long Island, Philadelphia, and Dover, Delaware, through 8 p.m.
