Severe storms create flooding problems from Chicago to DC; threat shifts to I-95 corridor Tuesday
Damaging wind gusts will be the primary threat from severe thunderstorms that develop, but some of the storms could be stronger and pose a tornado threat. The tornado threat stretches from northern Illinois through the Ohio and Tennessee valleys and into the mid-Atlantic.
Messy morning drive for Northeast, stormy afternoon for Mid-Atlantic
Rain continues for the Northern end of the I-95 corridor on Tuesday. The severe weather threat slips south into the Mid-Atlantic. And, Meteorologist Marissa Torres is tracking a new storm for the end of the week.
WASHINGTON – Severe thunderstorms threatened millions of people in the eastern half of the U.S. this week as back-to-back storm systems are expected to bring the chance of damaging wind gusts, large hail and possible tornadoes from the Ohio Valley to the mid-Atlantic states.
Flood risk for DC, New York, Philly and Boston
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The severe weather threat stretched from the Chicago area and Great Lakes Region through the Tennessee Valley and into the mid-Atlantic and portions of the Northeast.
Storms tapered off to showers across most of the Eastern Seaboard, but severe storms remain in the forecast for the Tennessee Valley and Great Lakes.
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The FOX Forecast Center says severe thunderstorms are likely Monday evening across the Ohio Valley and into the mid-Atlantic states as an area of low pressure in eastern Iowa and northern Illinois brings widespread rain across the Mississippi River Valley.
The system will continue to march east through the Ohio Valley as a cold front extends to the south, with severe thunderstorms firing up along and ahead of the cold front throughout the day.
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Damaging wind gusts will be the primary threat from severe thunderstorms that develop, but some of the storms could be stronger and pose a tornado threat.
Flash flooding will also be possible across these regions. Flood alerts were posted throughout several parts of the country through Tuesday morning.
Monday flooding
Drivers in Northwest D.C. had to drive through impressive flooding.
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Roads turned to rivers in parts of DC
One resident in Northeast D.C. caught cars slowly making their way through flooded streets. Rain fell at a rate of 2 inches per hour.
Outside of D.C., in Alexandria, Virginia, heavy rain flooded streets throughout the city.
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Image 1 of 2Flooding in Old Town Alexandria. (@Drighteous/X)
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Image 2 of 2Flooding seen in the Old Town neighborhood of Alexandria, VA. ( )
And in D.C., multiple dogs were killed after floodwater inundated a doggy daycare.
Severe thunderstorms possible for millions from New England to the Southeast on Tuesday
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More severe thunderstorms are possible along the East Coast on Tuesday, with millions at risk from New England to the Southeast.
The FOX Weather Forecast Center keeps southern New England and the Mid-Atlantic in a possible tornado threat through Tuesday.
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The SPC has placed areas of southern Delaware, eastern Maryland, southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina at a level 2 out of 5 on its thunderstorm risk scale.