1,000-Mile Stretch Of US Facing Severe Storms, Flooding Threat

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1,000-Mile Stretch Of US Facing Severe Storms, Flooding Threat

A round of severe thunderstorms will organize Wednesday across a 1,000-mile stretch that ranges from the Central Plains to Upstate New York.

Across the Canadian Prairies, a powerful low-pressure area will continue to shift with a cold front associated with it, which will trigger thunderstorms ranging between strong and severe.

According to the FOX Forecast Center, rain and thunder will occur from Kansas to Maine. (RELATED: Post-Tropical Storm Marie Pounds California Coast With Dangerous Surf, Ratchets Up Monsoon Threat For Southwest)

Storms will form across the cold front’s length, with 60-plus mph wind gusts anticipated to be the primary concern regarding the stronger storms.

That being said, a corridor with more impactful severe weather could organize along western New York if an adequate amount of atmospheric energy builds up.

A Level 2 out of 5 severe weather risk has been issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Storm Prediction Center (SPC) for portions of northeast Ohio, northwest Pennsylvania and western New York — areas already impacted by recent extreme weather.

Storms will move slightly to the south by Thursday as the cold front delivers rain to the Ohio Valley, central Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic.

Cities throughout the zone will be at risk for potential flooding due to deep tropical moisture from the Gulf of America being pulled northward.

Areas of Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania are under a Level 2 out of 4 flood risk.

The threat of severe weather Thursday is low; however, a number of thunderstorms will have the potential to generate wind gusts ranging from 50 to 60 mph.

The combination of the cold front, deep tropical moisture and upslope flow in the mountains is expected to cause several thunderstorms in the region.