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Line Of Severe Storms With Drenching Downpours, Damaging Wind Gusts Sweeping Through Region
As a cold front advances toward the Northeast, storm activity has developed, with some of the storms that are moving from west to east severe.
A radar image of the region at about 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 18 above shows the severe storms (marked in red), which are packed with heavy rain, damaging wind gusts, thunder, and lightning.
There is also an isolated threat for flash flooding, the National Weather Service said.
Scattered storm activity is expected to continue until late Tuesday night.
The outlook for Wednesday, July 19 calls for partly sunny skies and a high temperature …
Tornado Watch Issued For Connecticut, With 60 MPH Wind Gusts, Hail Also Possible
As a slow-moving storm system barrels through the Northeast, a Tornado Watch has now been issued for much of the region until 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16.
It includes parts of southeastern New York -- Long Island, as well as Westchester, and Putnam counties -- as well as all eight counties in Connecticut, and the following counties in Massachusetts: Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, and Worcester.
A look at all areas under the watch, also including parts of Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine, is marked in yellow in the image above from the National Weather Service.
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