“Storms in a line are competing with other storms around them, which can take some of the energy and disrupt the winds that can cause a tornado.” “These storms are often the most dangerous and the most likely to produce tornadoes, because they can take advantage of the entire storm environment and energy around them,” said CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen. The pop-up cells can form alone and are not part of a larger line of storms. The first round will be discrete storms that develop ahead of the main line of storms early this afternoon, anytime between noon and 3 p.m. The storms will occur in several rounds today. “Damaging winds appear to be the primary threat, but large hail and a few tornadoes are possible,” said the NWS office in Baltimore/Washington, DC. New York City, Raleigh and Norfolk are all included in a “slight” risk of severe weather, which is Level 2 out of 5. Philadelphia and Washington, DC are both included in today’s highest risk. More than 28 million people are included in today’s area of greatest risk, which is a Level 3 out of 5 “enhanced” risk of severe weather. You may remember the viral video of the DC meteorologist who warned his family on live television when a tornado was bearing down on them. Just last year, several tornadoes hit around the DC area, and less than two months ago, tornado warnings were prompted in the nation’s capital. It’s not unheard of to have tornado potential in these areas, but they are much rarer than we see in the Southeast and the Plains. The severe threat has us a little concerned today, to be honest. More than 100 million people will be in the bull’s-eye today, as a cold front sweeps through areas including New York City, Washington DC and Philadelphia, just to name a few. One forecaster from the Washington, DC National Weather Service (NWS) office said on the phone this morning “As far as the coverage of severe weather, today could be the most widespread this season so far.” As one meteorologist put it, “It’s just not good.”
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