Severe storms to sabotage weekend plans along I-95 corridor

By Chyna Glenn, AccuWeather.com Meteorologist

June 4,2016; 11:43PM,EDT

 

 

As the first weekend in June comes to a close, severe thunderstorms are expected to ignite across the I-95 corridor.
Afternoon showers and thunderstorms are typical during this time of the year; however, the storms that are expected to fire during the afternoon and evening on Sunday will be rather volatile.
"We are actually entering the peak of the severe weather season for the Northeast, which typically runs from the beginning of May through the end of June," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dave Dombek explained.
An advancing front will be the driving element of storm development across the mid-Atlantic and northeastern United States on Sunday. Storms will begin to ignite along this front as it moves into a rather warm and unstable air mass by the second half of the day.

Those in locations stretching from Columbia, South Carolina, to Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York City will want to keep an eye out for rapidly changing weather conditions late Sunday.
As storms develop, the main impacts will be damaging winds, leading to tree and power line damage, hail and torrential downpours.
Although the risk for tornadoes will be low, Andrew Gagnon, assistant director of Weather Warning Services at AccuWeather, stated that there could be a few storms capable of spawning a tornado or two.
Locations that will be at greatest risk for an isolated tornado include portions of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina.
Residents should remain aware of and heed any local weather warnings.
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AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Elliot Abrams warns that the heavy downpours associated with these severe storms can quickly overwhelm street drainage, leading to pooling on roads and flash flooding.
Areas outside the severe risk area, such as southern New England, could also experience some stronger storms; however, the impacts will be slightly different.
The main impact in these areas will not be the damaging winds or the hail, but the heavy rain. This may prompt flooding, which could lead to road closures and slower-than-normal traffic, Abrams said.
Storms will continue through the overnight hours; however, the threats will shift from the damaging winds and hail to mainly a flooding threat, as the atmosphere will remain quite saturated.
While spotty storms will linger across the Carolinas, quieter conditions are in store for the mid-Atlantic and Northeast coasts on Monday.
Content contributed by AccuWeather Meteorologist Renee Duff.