Widespread Storms And Flood Risk Span Central And Eastern U.S.

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms expected to bring severe weather and flash flooding concerns from the Plains to the East Coast through the upcoming week.

A broad and active weather pattern is set to impact a significant portion of the United States, bringing the potential for severe thunderstorms and widespread flash flooding from the Plains across the Midwest to the Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic states. This weather system is occurring on the edge of a large heat dome situated over the southern U.S.

The current forecast, provided by AccuWeather Meteorologist Brandon Buckingham, indicates that this unsettled weather is fueled in part by moisture from a former tropical rainstorm that affected Louisiana recently. The risk for severe weather has already manifested, with damaging winds an