More severe storms to hammer eastern, southern and central US through Sunday
More thunderstorms will rumble in portions of the central, eastern and southern United States into Sunday evening with the greatest threats being from high winds, flash flooding and lightning strikes.
An EarthCam provided a dramatic view as storms rolled into New York on June 12.
Rounds of severe thunderstorms will continue in the central United States through the weekend while expanding into portions of the East.
A thunderstorm does not need to be severe to bring the risk of a lightning strike. Any non-fully enclosed structure, such as tents, picnic pavilions and golf carts, does not offer adequate protection from lightning.
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Sunday, storms return to the East, South Central states
On Sunday, the risk of severe thunderstorms will expand northward from portions of Georgia and the Carolinas through New York state, western New England and into part of southern Quebec.
The main threats on Sunday will be high winds and flooding. However, one or two of the strongest storms may produce a brief tornado.
Multiple major cities in this zone could experience severe thunderstorms, including Charlotte, Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York City and Montreal. The good news for those with outdoor plans is that the storms should take up only a few hours of the day.
Farther west, another pocket of severe weather is forecast for part of the south-central region.
Severe thunderstorms are forecast for eastern New Mexico through eastern Texas.
Much of the area from coastal Texas to northern Florida will experience rounds of heavy rain from late this weekend through the middle of this week. While the rain will ease some drought concerns, it will also fall so much in some places that flooding will result. Tropical activity in the Gulf could play a role.
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