Storms to continue as heat surges in northeastern US
Spotty thunderstorms will continue to erupt and unload torrential rain on parts of the northeastern United States as heat and humidity build in the coming days.
Widely separated, but rough storms have erupted in parts of the mid-Atlantic and central Appalachians this past week. Some locations have been hit with 1-3 inches of rain in an hour.
Storms with flooding downpours targeted locations near Fairfax, Virginia; Williamsport, Altoona and Bradford, Pennsylvania; Binghamton, New York; and Toledo, Ohio; to name a few.
Severe rainfall left many of the streets in Fairfax, Virginia, completely inundated on Aug. 15. Multiple drivers can be seen risking their cars by crossing through the floodwaters.
More storms of this caliber, as well as some with brief high winds and frequent vivid lightning strikes, are in store.
There can be a pop-up summer storm just about anywhere in the northeastern region of the United States this weekend. A small number of these storms can pulse during the afternoon and early evening and bring highly localized severe weather conditions.
By Saturday afternoon, strong winds had downed trees and power lines across northern Pennsylvania and New York, according to reports from the National Weather Service. Over 20,000 customers were without power in New York, and another 10,000 in Pennsylvania, according to PowerOutage.US.
There will be a zone where storms are likely to be more common and may hit areas more than once in a particular day, including from northern Indiana to central and northern New York into Monday.
People with outdoor plans Sunday should keep an eye out for changing weather conditions. Move indoors, away from windows, at the first rumble of thunder. If you can hear thunder, you are at risk for being struck by lightning. A hard-top metal vehicle is a relatively safe haven from thunderstorms as long as there is no risk of tree limbs crashing down.
Away from most of the severe weather, hot air will surge from the Ohio Valley to the mid-Atlantic and much of New England on Sunday and Monday
With little wind, the combination of heat, high humidity and sunshine may have it feel close to the hottest weather of the summer.
AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperatures are likely to peak near or above 100 F some of the major, Interstate-95 cities on Monday. Actual high temperatures in the 90s will be common in the Northeast this day.
Daily record highs may be challenged in Washington, D.C.; Baltimore; Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; New York City and Albany, New York; Charlottesville and Richmond, Virginia; and Boston.
During the middle of the coming week, more than just spotty showers and thunderstorms are possible ahead of a push of cooler and less humid air that is scheduled to arrive late next week.
This regional uptick in storms and the associated cloud cover and rainfall would cause temperatures to throttle back.
How far south and off the coast that dry push gets is uncertain at this point as there is a tendency for such systems to stall this time of the year.
The jet stream, which will reside near the Canada border into the first part of this week, is forecast to dip southward later this week, which would tend to give the dry air a decent push.
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