Severe thunderstorms will fire up in the Northeast Thursday, as well as parts of the Plains, following one of the biggest severe weather swarms of 2016 Wednesday.
A derecho roared from northwest Kansas early Wednesday to Ohio late Wednesday night, with a swath of damaging winds stretching nearly 950 miles.
(MORE: Summer Derechoes Have a Favored Corridor)
The St. Louis area took the brunt of the severe weather Wednesday, as a line of strong thunderstorms knocked down trees and power lines and caused some structural damage. More than 200,000 people were left without power.
One person suffered minor injuries in Maryland Heights, Missouri, due to gusty winds blowing a folding table into his or her head.
For more on Wednesday's severe weather reports, click here to read our impacts article.
Below are the latest forecast details for the stormy weather.
Current Radar with Watches and Warnings
Current Radar with Watches and Warnings
Severe Weather Forecast
Thursday- Forecast: The cold front will push farther south and east. Scattered severe storms are expected from the interior Northeast into the Ohio Valley and parts of the Plains. Clusters of t-storms will persist overnight in parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas.
- Threats: Damaging winds, hail and locally heavy rainfall.
- Cities: Albany, New York | Wichita, Kansas
Thursday's Thunderstorm Forecast
Storm Reports Since Sunday
Serious flash flooding occurred in Minnesota Monday evening, with as much as 10 to 12 inches of rain falling in a matter of hours in central and eastern portions of the state.A tornado caused damage to homes in Litchfield, Minnesota, early Monday evening.
For more on Monday's storm reports, click here to read our impacts article.
Sunday evening, a swarm of thunderstorms with damaging hail, in addition to damaging winds, tore across the northern Plains from far eastern Montana to northern Minnesota.
Damage to siding, windows, and skylights was reported in the town of Killdeer, North Dakota, about 100 miles west-northwest of Bismarck, thanks to hail larger than baseballs, driven by high winds.
Winds gusted as high as 70 mph in Fairfield, North Dakota, and that combined with 1.75 inch hail broke both car and home windows.
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