The first storms are expected to hit Monday, July 14, in the afternoon and evening along the I-95 corridor, which includes Washington, DC, Philadelphia, New York City, and New England.
“Rainfall rates of 2 inches or more per hour are possible with any repetitive thunderstorm activity,” the National Weather Service said.
Wind gusts can be damaging as well.
Rainfall totals of 1-2 inches are expected throughout the board, with some areas seeing up to 3 inches.
“Much of this could fall in only three to four hours, causing isolated to scattered instances of flash flooding,” the weather service said.
Monday will be gloomy all day with significant humidity.
Temperatures will remain warm throughout the day, with additional showers and storms possible through Friday, July 18.
“One issue with storms in the summertime is when they erupt, they can grow skyward and move very slowly at the same time–just like they do in tropical rainforests or jungles,” said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski. This has the potential to unload a tremendous amount of rain.”
