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EASTERN US ON ALERT FOR DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS AS NEW WEEK BEGINS

By Renee Duff, AccuWeather meteorologist
Published days ago
Updated 9 hours ago
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AccuWeather meteorologists say an outburst of severe weather spanning more than
a dozen states across the East could throw a wrench in travel and outdoor plans
early in the new week, following a relatively tranquil beginning of the weekend.




The Northeast was experiencing an early taste of September on Saturday as
humidity levels dropped behind heavy thunderstorms at the end of the week. Some
of the storms that erupted across the interior on Friday packed flooding
downpours, hail and damaging winds.

Stormy weather began to spread across the region early Sunday afternoon,
including eastern Ohio, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania. Storms can
eventually reach areas of central Pennsylvania and locations to the south toward
Atlanta.

A few of these storms to close out the weekend can pulse to severe levels, but
AccuWeather forecasters say the highest risk for damaging storms will come at
the beginning of the traditional workweek.


CLEVELAND, PHILADELPHIA AND ATLANTA AMONG CITIES AT RISK ON MONDAY

The atmospheric setup will be ripe for a rather broad zone to have the potential
for severe thunderstorms on Monday as an intensifying weather system shifts from
the Midwest into the Northeast, according to AccuWeather Meteorologist La Troy
Thornton.

“Robust southwesterly winds will transport abundant moisture up the Eastern
Seaboard, providing the potential for a washout in some interior sections of the
Northeast as thunderstorms produce impressive downpours,” Thornton said.

Motorists with travel plans along stretches of interstates 40, 64, 70, 75, 80
and 81 should be prepared to face slower travel at times as downpours reduce
visibility and create a heightened risk of hydroplaning. Downed tree branches
and limbs may block some secondary roadways.

“In terms of severe weather, all hazards will be in play as the atmosphere
should have no shortage of available energy to work with,” Thornton said.
Hazards range from damaging wind gusts of 60-70 mph, with an AccuWeather Local
StormMax™ of 80 mph, along with the potential for hail and isolated tornadoes.

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Some of the cities that could be jolted by thunderstorms at severe levels
include Pittsburgh; Cleveland; Cincinnati; Baltimore; Washington, D.C.;
Charleston, West Virginia; Knoxville, Tennessee; Huntsville, Alabama; and
Atlanta.

Although the risk of severe weather will be less in New England, the risk of
flash flooding could return to hard-hit portions of the area as a batch of rain
and thunderstorms moves through during the early part of the week.

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From Tuesday to Tuesday night, some risk for severe weather will spread across
southeastern New York to southern Maine. Thunderstorms that rumble across New
England can bring flooding downpours, localized damaging wind gusts and isolated
tornadoes to locations like Albany, New York, Boston and Portland, Maine.

Thornton noted that even areas that have not been hit by heavy rain recently
could experience localized flooding, especially where thunderstorms repeat over
the same location.


ROUNDS OF STORMS TO KEEP HIGH HEAT AWAY DURING NEW WEEK

“The pattern this week will feature frequent showers and thunderstorms,
typically every other day or so, across much of the East,” AccuWeather Senior
Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said. “Even though it may not rain as much or as
often as it did in July, conditions may again pose daily challenges for outdoor
plans and travel.”

Although the week will not be a complete washout, forecasters say the rounds of
clouds, showers and thunderstorms will help to keep temperatures in check.

So far in August, temperatures have been 3-6 degrees Fahrenheit below the
historical average from Washington, D.C., to Boston. AccuWeather’s Long-Range
team says that some of the warmest days of the summer may be yet to come,
however.

“Heat can build during the middle to late part of August in the Northeast and
mid-Atlantic as many kids return to school. This can be accompanied by high
humidity and a risk for thunderstorm activity,” AccuWeather Meteorologist
Brandon Buckingham said.

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