At a Glance
- Severe storms could produce damaging wind gusts today near the East Coast.
- This is from the same weather system that has produced severe storms over the past few days.
A threat of severe weather will linger along the East Coast today from the same weather system that has produced damaging storms in parts of the Plains, Midwest and South over the past few days.
Since Monday, the outbreak of severe storms from this weather system has produced near 550 reports of damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes in the central U.S.
The outbreak will diminish as the storm system reaches East Coast on Thursday. However, there could still be some isolated damaging wind gusts in storms that track through the Northeast and Southeast regions.
Recap
Monday
This outbreak began late Monday in eastern Oklahoma and Arkansas, where an initial disturbance contributed to the development of scattered severe storms.
There was a tornado confirmed by radar and video just north of Little Rock, Arkansas, according to National Weather Service reports. Homes were damaged near Mayflower, Arkansas.
A severe storm that hit New Blaine, Arkansas, reportedly produced hailstones up to the size of softballs, the largest hail reported in the state in almost two years.
Tuesday-Wednesday
See this link for a look at the impacts caused by damaging storms on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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