Severe weather across eastern USA: thunderstorms, hail, flash floods and tornado at Canada's airport
A strong jet stream is bringing arctic air masses into the eastern states creating a slow-moving storm that is moving northeastwards, affecting the centraleastern, northeastern and southeastern states of America, turning heavy today over Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky and Illinois. The severe thunderstorms are accompanied by strong winds, hail and isolated tornadoes.
Few hours ago a strong tornado took place in Chicago and passed through the airport, delaying flights and spreading fear to the passengers. The National Weahter Service sent a message to the citizents to warn them to stay safe inside.
@MikeJanssenWX got this Timelapse of the storm that passed north of ohare pic.twitter.com/gVL9f55Dmm
— who knows? (@aj031890) May 25, 2022
Stay safe Chicago friends! Tornado alarms going off by me like crazy pic.twitter.com/kyWe6SErlE
— Rebecca Reynoso (@rebeccasreynoso) May 25, 2022
The weather system will head northeastwards the next few hours spreading severe thunderstorms across Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida and Kentucky. Tomorrow eastern regions of Kentucky, Tennessee, Carolinas will experience severe thunderstorms which will be accompanied by hail, strong wind gusts and isolated tornadoes are possible.
On Saturday and Sunday the system will move far to the east bringing severe weather also to the eastern states with North Carolina and Virginia having the biggest threat for large hail and flooding. Northeastern states of USA and eastern Canada also will experience severe strong storms and flooding. Gust winds of 100 km/h or over locally are predicted. High accumulations are also predicted to reach 150-200mm are possible locally, especially across Florida, Alabama and Carolinas.