Severe weather is on the way for at least six states in the Northeast, while thunderstorms will bring the threat of flooding along the Gulf for four states in the South. All this and more weather news, alerts, and the weekend forecast.
NWS weather alerts for Friday
Here are Friday’s weather alerts from the National Weather Service (NWS).
Flood warning: southwestern, western, and northeastern South Dakota; northeastern Wyoming; southeastern Arizona; southeastern New Mexico; northeastern Texas; southern and southeastern Louisiana; central and southern Mississippi; southwestern Alabama; western Florida Panhandle.
Flood watch: southeastern Louisiana, central and southern Mississippi, southwestern Alabama, and western Florida Panhandle.
Severe thunderstorm warning: eastern New York, central and southern Vermont, west-central New Hampshire.
Red flag warning: northeastern California.
Fire weather watch: southwestern Idaho, northeastern California, northern and western Nevada, southwestern and central Wyoming.
Severe weather threat for Northeast
Most of the Northeast will be facing strong thunderstorms on Friday, as scattered thunderstorms will blanket the majority of the eastern US.
The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a Level 2 severe weather risk for parts of the Northeast on Friday, including eastern New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, central and southern Vermont, central and southern New Hampshire, and southwestern Maine. The main threat is damaging winds with a low risk of large hail and a very low risk of tornadoes. A severe thunderstorm warning is in place (see above).
NHC watching 2 potential tropical systems in Atlantic
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is watching two areas of disturbed weather in the Atlantic for possible cyclone formation. “Disturbance 2” is located in the Eastern Caribbean Sea, tracking in the direction of Belize and Cancún, with a 20% chance of cyclone formation in the next five days. “Disturbance 1” is located west of the Cabo Verde Islands and currently has a 30% chance of cyclone formation in the next five days.
The weekend forecast
Abundant thunderstorms on Friday and will continue through the weekend. Here is the current three-day forecast from the National Weather Service (NWS).
Friday: Widespread thunderstorms, severe weather threat
Scattered thunderstorms in the West, the upper Midwest, and over much of the South, Southeast, Ohio Valley, and throughout the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, where there is a threat of severe weather (see report above). Heavy rain in the Gulf will bring the threat of flooding to Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida (see weather alerts above).
Saturday: Scattered thunderstorms
Scattered thunderstorms across the US, but a break for some areas, with no threats of severe weather or flooding currently in the forecast. The strongest concentration of thunderstorms will be in the Southwest, Midwest, and along the south and southeast.
Sunday: Increased thunderstorms
No threats of severe weather or flooding in the forecast. Thunderstorms will begin to diminish in the West, although they will increase with a heavy concentration over the central US and continue over parts of the Southwest, for most of the Ohio Valley, and across the South into parts of the Southeast. A reprieve is on the way for much of the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast.
