A weak front in the Northeast will keep a chance of severe storms in the forecast today (Wednesday). There is a slight risk for severe storms (yellow, level 2 on a scale of 2 to 5) centered near the Berkshire Mountains in western Massachusetts. There is a marginal threat for severe thunderstorms (green, level 1) from northern New England to Chesapeake Bay.
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Strong downdraft winds are the main threats at this time but small hail and heavy rain could lead to localized flooding concerns. Some areas could see a couple of inches of rainfall on already saturated soils.
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Storms will continue to fire into the early evening. The trough will move offshore by midnight, sweeping the severe weather threat out into the Atlantic.
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Most of the storms will move offshore by midnight, with just a few trailing storms left.
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We will be covering this on WeatherNation in our top weather headlines and in our Eastern regional forecast which airs :10 past the hour.