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Outdoor plans are in jeopardy on Saturday in both the Northeast and in the West. Out east, storms are impacting the Northeast, and it is likely to be a blustery weekend from the mid-Atlantic to New England following a wet week in parts of Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Sunday, the focus shifts to a severe weather threat across Pennsylvania and into Ohio.
On the other coast, California endures yet another wet weekend with up to an inch of rain in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles basin along with the potential for strong thunderstorms. San Francisco has yet to go more than 9 days without rain since the start of November.
We’re still watching for the development of a classic Plains high-end severe weather and tornado event that is in the forecast to kick off next week. NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center is highlighting parts of the Plains in a Level 3 out of 5 severe weather risk with Oklahoma City and Wichita, Kansas in the heart of the threat. Thunderstorms are likely to develop Monday afternoon and bring potential for tornadoes, very large hail and damaging winds.
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