Saturday felt wintry for some in the Northeast, but a fast-moving storm system moving out of the Great Lakes could bring showers and thunderstorms into Sunday.
The FOX Prediction Center predicts thunderstorms will develop from late morning into the afternoon as they move northwest to southeast across the region.
The Storm Prediction Center emphasizes that areas from the eastern Ohio Valley to western Massachusetts are at risk for strong to severe storms.
Areas in Pennsylvania, including State College and Scranton, are in Level 3 of NOAA’s five-tier storm threat zone.
Damaging winds are expected to be the main hazard, but the strongest storms could also produce short-lived tornadoes and hail.
On Sunday, about 34 million people were in the “probable” threat zone and 2 million in the “very likely” area.
Fortunately for the I-95 corridor, the threat of damaging thunderstorms is expected to decrease significantly after sunset as the storm’s energy dries up.
Cities like Philadelphia, New York, and Boston are located at or just outside the “possible” severe weather threat zone.
Depending on where the first showers and thunderstorms form, more precipitation could be in the eastern Ohio River Valley.
Although no significant flash flooding is expected, dozens of water gauges along the Ohio River and its tributaries are at flood stage, and water levels could deteriorate with additional rainfall.
