Heat: In the Northeast, high humidity will fuel severe thunderstorms.
According to AccuWeather meteorologists, the steamy air over the Northeast will help set the stage for daily rounds of heavy to severe electrical storms through the conclusion of the week.
Anyone venturing outdoors in the neighborhood may believe they have been transported to Florida due to the excessive humidity levels that have made it feel suffocating.
The high temperatures will remain in the 32s C range for the bulk of the region throughout the week, with AccuWeather RealFeel ® Temperatures several degrees higher than the actual thermometer measurement. AccuWeather RealFeel ® Temperatures will peak in the 38- to 43-degree range along Interstate 95 from Washington, D.C. to New York City throughout the afternoon.
The hot and humid air will set the stage for more than just the usual garden-variety electrical storms that can occur around the summer.
According to AccuWeather Meteorologist Alex DaSilva, the Northeast will be locked in a very active weather pattern for the rest of the week as various interruptions wash across the entire area.
Thunderstorms will erupt as these disruptions collide with the sticky air, and they could get locally vigorous for a brief period of time. While several storms will produce heavy rain, DaSilva predicts that a number of storms will become severe bringing localized destructive winds, flooding downpours, hail, and isolated tornadoes, with an AccuWeather Local StormMax TM of 129 k/h.
While tornadoes raged over the Northeast, the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center listed numerous preliminary wind reports from Virginia, eastern Pennsylvania, and Maryland. Winds were said to have brought down multiple trees and power wires.
PowerOutage.US reported that over 85,000 customers in Virginia were without power as storms delivered strong winds to the state’s afflicted areas. Shortly after, the number of blackouts began to decline as teams worked to restore power.
The storms caused more than just power outages. A lightning strike is being blamed by investigators in Germantown, Maryland, for a two-alarm fire at an apartment complex.
Based to a tweet from Montgomery County Fire & Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer, the fire erupted just after 5 p.m. EDT at a three-story apartment building on Millhaven Place, displacing a large number of homeowners from 12 units and causing significant structural damage. Piringer had earlier noted that several individuals had been hurt and that several family pets had been rescued.
Fire footage and photographs show a partial collapse of the framework. All lanes of Great Seneca Highway were closed from Mateny Roadway to Dairymaid Drive while firefighters worked to extinguish the fire.
Thousands of wind damage reports were filed across the Midwest and Northeast on Wednesday and Wednesday evening, ahead of a more severe danger expected later in the week.
It is not expected that any single day will be a total washout. Those with outdoor plans, on the other hand, should keep an eye on the AccuWeather app to see a breakdown of hourly and minute-by-minute precipitation estimates for the region in question.
Storm downpours can be strong, causing an unexpected reduction in visibility on the road as well as the potential for hydroplaning particularly going at motorway speeds. Interstates 80, 81, 90, and 95 are all affected.
Till this month, the region had been rather dry, with most places experiencing rainfall at or below average. As a result, any rain will mostly benefit dry grass and plants.
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