By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist
July 11,2013; 8:35AM,EDT
As storms have died down, this live blog will no longer be updated.
Severe thunderstorms packing damaging wind gusts, hail and torrential downpours were pushing eastward late Wednesday, aiming for the central and northern Appalachians.
The storms posed a significant risk to lives and property.
Some communities can be hit with power outages and road closures with wind gusts in excess of 60 mph and 2 inches of rain in an hour's time.
States impacted by the storms into Wednesday night include, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia and Tennessee.
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UPDATES: (All times are listed in EDT)
10:22 p.m. EDT Wednesday: A storm in Rome, New York brought heavy downpours for 30 minutes. In that time, a total of one inch of rain fell.9:40 p.m. EDT Wednesday: After storms slammed Pittsburgh, Pa., multiple rainbows were seen.
9:10 p.m. EDT Wednesday: A 911 call center reported water three feet deep on Ray Road northeast of Youngstown, Pa., in Harrisville, due to flash flooding.
8:50 p.m. EDT Wednesday:Heavy rain and severe thunderstorms caused flash flooding throughout central Pennsylvania.
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