Slight Risk of Hail and Isolated Tornadoes Focuses on Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Severe weather chances remain limited across the country today. The only elevated risk is a small Slight Risk area over eastern Pennsylvania and central New Jersey this afternoon. A Marginal Risk covers parts of New York, while general thunderstorms are possible in Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Florida, and Virginia. Elsewhere, organized severe storms are not expected.

Strong to severe thunderstorms capable of producing isolated severe hail, a tornado or two, and perhaps damaging winds may impact parts of the coastal Mid-Atlantic this afternoon. The primary focus remains a relatively small zone near a developing surface low and warm front.

Isolated stronger storms are expected to develop this afternoon across a focused area of eastern Pennsylvania. Hail is the main concern with any persistent storms, though a tornado or two cannot be ruled out in the most favorable spots before activity moves east.

The Slight Risk also includes central New Jersey, where the same storms may continue as they track eastward this afternoon. Residents should stay aware of the potential for isolated severe hail and the slim chance of a tornado as the system progresses.

Northern Delaware falls within the Slight Risk as well, and Maryland carries a Slight Risk overall. General thunderstorms remain possible farther south and east in Virginia and the District of Columbia, but the stronger severe potential stays confined to the small Mid-Atlantic corridor this afternoon.