More than 38 million people from New York City to Washington, D.C., are bracing for severe weather on Thursday, including flash flooding, damaging winds, large hail and possible tornadoes.
The threat covers a wide swath of the Northeast, stretching from Syracuse, New York, and Vermont down to Virginia.
ABC News – PHOTO: Severe weather outlook.
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For the Interstate 95 corridor from New York City to D.C., heavy thunderstorms could bring rainfall rates topping 2 inches per hour. Rain totals could reach 5 inches in some areas.
The storms are forecast to begin around 1 p.m. Thursday. The showers and thunderstorms will continue in a scattered fashion through the afternoon and evening.
ABC News – PHOTO: Flash flood threat.
The worst of the storms will likely strike New York City between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. and reach Philadelphia and D.C. between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect in New Jersey, New York City, parts of Long Island, Philadelphia, and Dover, Delaware, through 8 p.m. A flood watch is also in effect for the region.
Gary Hershorn/ABC News – PHOTO: A thunderstorm crosses the Hudson River from Jersey City, New Jersey, into Lower Manhattan, August 7, 2026, in New York City.