A severe thunderstorm and flood watch has been issued over parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Ohio Valley, while a flash flood threat for parts of the Southwest. A heatwave pushes to the South delivering triple-digit feels-like temps.
Severe weather and flooding possible over the mid-Atlantic, Ohio Valley
The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a Level 2 severe weather risk for parts of the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic to include portions of Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York on Wednesday.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has also issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Wednesday over portions of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Central Pennsylvania.
The NWS has issued a flood watch over south-central New York, and northeastern Pennsylvania for Wednesday.
Thunderstorms and potential flash flooding in West, Southwest, Midwest
The NWS issued a flood watch over northern, central, and southwestern New Mexico for Wednesday.
The SPC has identified two areas in the West and Midwest with a marginal risk of severe weather. The first is in the West over South-Central and much of Southern California. The second is the Midwest over northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas.
Thunderstorms are forecast over central and southern California, central and eastern Arizona, southeastern Utah, southern Colorado, most of New Mexico, northern Oklahoma, southern Kansas, and southern Missouri.
Heatwave will bring triple-digit temperatures to the South
A heat wave pushing to the South will send the mercury climbing, bringing feel-like temperatures to triple-digit levels beginning on Wednesday and for the rest of the week. Daytime highs will run 10-15 degrees above normal, the Weather Channel reports. Many parts of the South and Southeast will soar into the 90s by the afternoon.
Some projected highs are: Memphis 98, Atlanta 95, Dallas 93, Houston 94, Jackson 92, and Raleigh 92.
However, due to rising humidity, the feel-like temperatures will be over 100 degrees in many spots. Atlanta and Nashville will have 100-degree feel-like temps on Wednesday and Thursday. Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston will all feel like triple-digit heat Wednesday through Saturday. St. Louis will have a feel-like 102 on Saturday.
Afghanistan earthquake: At least 1,000 dead, 1,500 injured
A devastating earthquake has struck in Afghanistan near the Pakistani border. The death toll has risen beyond initial reports by Afghan officials of 920 deaths, WSB-TV reported, while ABC reported that the deaths had reached at least 1,000, with 1,500 injured.
There are also varying reports of the magnitude, with the U.S. Geological Survey reporting a 5.9-magnitude, whereas Afghanistan’s state-run Bakhtar News Agency is reporting a magnitude of 6.1.
