Severe Weather To Slam Millions From Central Plains To New York

Millions from the Central Plains to western New York are bracing for severe weather today (Wednesday, September 9). The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Storm Prediction Center has issued a level two out of five risk for severe thunderstorms in parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. The strongest storms are expected over the eastern Great Lakes, with wind gusts reaching up to 60 miles per hour as the primary threat.

According to Fox Weather, the severe weather is driven by a slow-moving cold front stretching across a 1,000-mile corridor from the Central Plains through the Great Lakes to western New York. This front could also bring heavy rain, triggering flash floods in the Midwest and Ohio Valley. A level two out of four flash flood risk is in effect for parts of Illinois, Missouri, and Kansas.

The Severe Weather Outlook indicates that isolated strong thunderstorms are possible from the central Plains to the Ohio Valley. More organized storms are expected from eastern Ohio to western New York. By Thursday, storms are anticipated to shift into the Mid-Atlantic, central Appalachians, and Ohio Valley, bringing wet weather to these regions.

Residents in the affected areas should remain alert to the potential for flooding, as deep tropical moisture from the Gulf of Mexico could lead to heavy downpours. The combination of severe weather and tropical moisture could cause significant disruptions across the Central Appalachians.