NEW YORK – The weekend starts on a stormy note in the Northeast, with scattered severe storms threatening some 50 million people Saturday afternoon.
The morning will start off with widespread rain, but a pause in the rain arrives later in the morning, even allowing a few afternoon sun breaks. That will send temperatures into the 60s and 70s, allowing an approaching strong cold front to tap into the budding atmospheric energy and fuel some isolated to scattered supercell storms.
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A line of thunderstorms will develop in Pennsylvania Saturday afternoon, then move into the I-95 corridor after 6 p.m.
The FOX Forecast Center says the storms will have the potential to produce hail, damaging winds and even a tornado or two. The tornado threat will be maximized roughly from New York City down toward Delaware, while overall the greatest threat from thunderstorms appears to be potentially damaging winds with gusts to 60 mph.
NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has placed the region in a Level 2 of 5 severe weather outlook that includes areas such as New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and much of Upstate New York and Pennsylvania.
The threat stretches into southern New England later in the day as well.
The storms will usher in a significant temperature drop as well, with temperatures in the 60s Saturday dropping into the upper 30s or low 40s by daybreak Sunday.