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NEW YORK – Thursday evening's commute for immoderate last-minute Fourth of July travelers on the Interstate 95 corridor could beryllium dampened by a budding menace of terrible thunderstorms.
The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) placed overmuch of the Northeast nether a Level 2 retired of 5 risk for severe weather.
(FOX Weather)
Severe storms were already erupting by precocious Thursday greeting crossed New England earlier the menace shifts southbound toward the I-95 corridor aboriginal successful the day.
The SPC issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of New Hampshire and Maine until 6 p.m. ET.
(FOX Weather)
Areas successful the Northeast and New England from Philadelphia to New York City to Boston should beryllium connected alert during the day and evening erstwhile the storms displacement south.
Scattered damaging wind gusts of 50-65 mph and ample hail are the superior threats with these thunderstorms.
These storms travel connected the heels of numerous terrible storms that impacted the I-95 corridor astatine the commencement of the week, starring to hours-long aerial question delays.
Storms started successful upstate New York Thursday greeting earlier moving up into New England.
As the time heats up, tempest vigor does, too. A loop of stronger winds aloft volition summation the wind shear, which, successful conjunction with the instability, volition let for immoderate of the thunderstorms to go severe.
(FOX Weather)
For the I-95 corridor, storms volition ramp up astir the evening commute but could popular up arsenic soon arsenic 3-4 p.m., according to the FOX Forecast Center.
Flight delays are besides imaginable successful Boston and New York City aft the evening unreserved hour.
WHERE RAIN COULD DISRUPT FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND EVENTS, FIREWORKS AND PARADES
(FOX Weather)
By Friday, things should wide out, making for a bully time crossed the Northeast and New England.
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