US weather watch: Severe thunderstorms cause more than 1,000 flight cancellations as 120 million on the East Coast brace for heavy rain and heat hits the American South

08/07/2023

US weather watch: Severe thunderstorms cause more than 1,000 flight cancellations as 120 million on the East Coast brace for heavy rain and heat hits the American South

August 7, 2023

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More than 1,000 flights have been canceled across the US as the Eastern seaboard and nearly 120million Americans are battered by severe thunderstorms on Monday.The storm system is heading east after walloping the Ohio River Valley Sunday, bringing potentially severe weather to areas east of the Mississippi River and will likely include high winds and large hail in addition to downpours and even possible tornadoes.The worst hit areas will likely be in the mid-Atlantic region, including southern Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Baltimore, New York, and Washington, DC.

An area stretching from northern Alabama to southern New York, which includes Atlanta, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Binghamton, New York City, has been placed under an enhanced risk for severe storming.

‘In the areas of thunderstorms, severe weather and flash flooding will be a threat,’ said the National Weather Service…Source – Read More!