Severe Weather Forecast: Threat for Tornadoes, Major Flash Flooding Shifts to the East

• Severe thunderstorms, with a threat of tornadoes continues Wednesday.

• Threat of local flash flooding, as well.

A slow-moving, lumbering low pressure system over the central and eastern U.S. will maintain the dual threats of flooding rain and severe thunderstorms through Wednesday night in parts of the East.

The specific forecasts for each day are below. If you are in one of regions affected, be sure you have a plan to get the latest weather information multiple times a day.

Severe Threat

• Threat area: Scattered severe thunderstorms from the Mid-Atlantic states to the Southeast coast. 
• Hazards: Damaging wind gusts, hail and some tornadoes possible.
• Maximum TOR:CON: 5 in the Carolinas and Virginia
• Cities: Richmond | Raleigh | Columbia

Flood Threat

• Threat area: From parts of Florida to the Mid-Atlantic states, Lower Hudson Valley and parts of southern New England.
• Timing: Through Thursday morning
• Rainfall potential: See inset map. Local totals over three inches likely in parts of north Florida and the Mid-Atlantic states.
• Flood alerts map: Shaded in blue
• Cities: Norfolk | Washington | NYC

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