WEATHER: Severe thunderstorms are striking Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., disrupting flights and threatening major damage.
Severe thunderstorms are striking Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., Wednesday afternoon, disrupting flights and threatening major damage.
The storms are set to bring wind gusts of up to 70 mph. Frequent lightning, heavy downpours and flash flooding are also possible. Thunder rolled into the New York City area and a downpour hit Boston's Logan Airport as lightning cracked a tree in half in Philadelphia.Downpour and crazy winds at Logan Airport right now I can’t even see terminal E. #WCVB pic.twitter.com/Nc3KuU25co
*Breaking* Tree explodes in Wissinoming section of Philadelphia after lightning strike as thunderstorms move through the area. Credit: Noi Heininger pic.twitter.com/29IMb9qbTI@LeeGoldbergABC7 @JeffSmithABC7 @SamChampion current conditions in Middletown, NJ...some small hail, lots of thunder and lightning pic.twitter.com/3meP6wqGC4Hurricane Flossie is expected to weaken into a tropical storm later on Wednesday. It may re-strengthen and then weaken again before getting closer to Hawaii.
Hawaii is not expected to see a direct impact from Erick besides posisble large swells and dangerous surf over the weekend.
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