Severe thunderstorms to bring damaging winds, flooding to Midwest and East this week
Storms will race across parts of the Midwest before shifting into the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, bringing damaging winds and flooding.
This video was recorded in the immediate aftermath of a tornado that shredded trees and roofs in Wisconsin.
Severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging wind gusts and flooding rainfall are expected from the Midwest into the mid-Atlantic and Northeast this week. The storms will develop as a dip in the jet stream interacts with the edge of record heat across the Plains.
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Severe risk to shift into mid-Atlantic Tuesday
The severe weather threat will shift into the mid-Atlantic on Tuesday as the dip in the jet stream moves east. Areas from North Carolina to Pennsylvania are all under the risk of getting strong-to-severe storms throughout the day. Damaging wind gusts and flash flooding will be the main hazards, especially from southern Virginia to Maryland, including Washington, D.C., and Baltimore.
"Thunderstorms do not have to be severe to produce frequent lightning strikes and heavy downpours that can lead to water on roads and poor visibility for motorists," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said.
Thunderstorms will disrupt outdoor activities and slow the Tuesday evening commute, especially along the Interstate 95 corridor.
Just like the storms in the Midwest into Monday evening, a small number of storms in the Northeast on Tuesday could produce a tornado and damaging hail.
Gusty storms in Florida, Georgia on Wednesday
As the potent storm brewing over the Northeast continues to bring drenching downpours, the corridor of gusty thunderstorms will center nearly 800 miles to the south across the Florida/Georgia state line.
In the afternoon, potent thunderstorms will erupt, affecting outdoor activities and beachgoers at Florida and Georgia beaches.
Any thunderstorm can bring locally damaging wind gusts, frequent lightning and torrential downpours.
Thunderstorms will race south across the northern Florida Peninsula before quickly fizzling out after midnight.
Active weather to continue late week
Active weather across much of the country is expected to continue through the week and into the weekend, bringing additional rounds of heavy rainfall and thunderstorms. Sosnowski mentions that, as a massive heat dome builds in the west, classic ring-of-fire storms are likely to develop on its northern and eastern edges, affecting the Central and Southeast states.
One such area will be portions of the Plains and Midwest on Thursday. An incoming storm will increase the severe weather risk for portions of the Dakotas and Minnesota.
The primary threat will be damaging wind gusts of 60-70 mph, though any stronger storm could produce hail and flooding downpours.
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