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Big Storms Sweep Across Northeast

June 21, 2021
UPDATED By WeatherBug Meteorologists
Strong to severe thunderstorms are rollinng across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic this evening, producing bursts of damaging wind and large hail.

The same cold front that wreaked havoc on the Chicago metro area and the southern Great Lakes late Sunday night is pushing into the northeastern U.S.. As this front continues to move eastward, it's clashing with a hot and humid air mass in place across the East and the Northeast. The result will be rapidly developing lines of thunderstorms capable of damaging winds, hail and even a tornado or two.

Storms are stretching from the central Tennessee Valley northeastward into New England and will push eastward to areas along the highly populated I-95 corridor from Washington, D.C., to New York. 

There are numerous states under Severe Thunderstorm Watches from the central Tennessee Valley to the Canadian border. The main threat remains damaging wind gusts, but large hail and an isolated tornado are also possible. Cities within the watchboxes include Charleston, W. Va., Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Dover, Del., Albany, N.Y., and Burlington, Vt.

Heading into Tuesday, more isolated severe weather is possible in the Southeast and southern Mid-Atlantic as the cold front pushes southward.

Understand the difference between a watch and a warning. A watch means conditions are highly favorable for dangerous weather, and you should have a plan in place for acting. A warning means that dangerous weather has been observed, and you need to act quickly to protect life and property.
 
Remember, lightning is one of Mother Nature’s most deadly killers. If you are close enough to a storm to hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning, even if the sun is still shining.