Ridge-riding severe storms and intense heat to plague the Midwest and Northeast through next week
The FOX Forecast Center is monitoring storms that could bring large hail and damaging wind gusts to the Midwest on Friday. The storms will continue through the overnight hours to kick off the weekend through the start of next week.
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After a week full of nasty weather across portions of the U.S., ridge-riding severe storms are expected to make a return to the Upper Midwest.
The FOX Forecast Center is monitoring storms that could bring large hail and damaging wind gusts to the Midwest on Friday. The storms will continue through the overnight hours to kick off the weekend through the start of next week.
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By Saturday, there will be a brief break in severe weather, as a series of disturbances along the northern U.S. will build a heat dome, keeping rounds of rain and severe weather in place through the end of the month.
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Despite this, forecasters are unsure where the heat dome will settle, which will ultimately determine which areas experience severe storms and intense summer heat.
By Sunday, the Great Lakes region and other areas along the Canadian border will experience a developing low-pressure system along the perimeter of the heat dome, which will combine with a surge of moisture from the Gulf.
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"High instability and strong lower-atmospheric winds will fuel severe storm development by late afternoon, with damaging wind gusts serving as the primary threat," the FOX Forecast Center said.
As a result, a Level 2 out of 5 severe storm risk is in place for Sunday across portions of eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
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The storm risk will continue through Monday, as another round of storms is expected to develop across major cities from Chicago to Cleveland.
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The moving storm system will bring a return of wet weather to portions of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic by Tuesday and Wednesday, with rain totals generally around 1 to 2 inches.
Be sure to check with FOX Weather all weekend long as we monitor the developing weather conditions.