Severe Weather Threat in the Northeast

21 Jun 2021, 7:43 pm

A strong cold front is moving through the eastern third of the U.S. tonight (Monday Night). Heat and humidity will create instability ahead of a cold front, helping to build the severe weather threat.

Severe Weather Outlook

The Storm Prediction Center has downgraded the severe threat tonight to a level II ‘slight risk’ for the worst severe risk area tonight.

Isolated tornadoes are possible ahead of the cold front.

Gusts stronger than 60 mph are also possible in the area shaded in yellow.

Large hail stones upwards of 1″ in diameter may also occur.

Forecast

Strong storms are still possible into the earliest parts of the overnight hours.

Be sure to stay up to date on this evolving severe weather situation by checking the Eastern regional forecasts at 10 minutes and 30 minutes past the hour. This article will also be updated as new information becomes available.

About the author

Devon Lucie

Devon is a native of Macomb in Western, Illinois but has made his travels across the country from Las Vegas to Washington, D.C. with stops in Tulsa, Little Rock, Kansas City, and Salt Lake City. His passion for weather developed at an early age and can be traced back to when he was 5 years old and dressed up as a walking tornado for Halloween. His college education came through the Universit... Load Morey of Oklahoma where he completed his B.S. in meteorology with a minor in math. Devon has been through weather extremes from 110°+ heat in Las Vegas, to 3 feet of snow in Washington, D.C. where in his first winter experienced the all-time record snowfall for the season (winter of 2009/2010)! He’s also chased tornadoes in Oklahoma and saw his very first off of I-70 on the front range of Colorado.