Violent, heavy storms will target the Northeast today, including some of themajor cities of the I-95 corridor by the afternoon and evening. New York City,Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. will be at risk for damaging storms thatcould produce flash flooding.The storms will erupt along a cold front pushing into the East, cutting intothe steamy air in place. The locally severe storms will erupt from southernQuebec through central Virginia.
Flash flooding and blinding, travel-disrupting downpours will likely be themost widespread concern.
Other threats will include damaging winds up to 60 mph and hail as large asquarters. Trees and power lines will likely be downed in some areas. Fallentrees could cause damage to houses and cars, and injuries to people. Poweroutages could also occur in some areas.
The cold front triggering the storms will stall across the region Saturday intoSunday as Hurricane Bill churns over the Atlantic off the U.S. coast. Thismeans there will be more drenching showers and storms that could add toflooding concerns for the I-95 corridor Saturday.
Showers and storms will also continue across the Northeast Sunday, but theywill be more widely separated, except for easternmost parts of New England,where outer bands of Bill could unleash some very heavy rain.
Story by AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Meghan Evans.
