Yahoo Autos Severe storms could affect more than 60 million people from Montana to the mid-Atlantic
More than 60 million people are at risk for severe storms Tuesday across a 1,800-mile stretch from central Montana to the mid-Atlantic.
Storms, expected to get going during the afternoon hours, will be capable of all hazards, especially damaging winds and very large hail for cities like Omaha, Nebraska; Chicago; Indianapolis; and Washington.
On Wednesday, severe storms will once again be possible for 35 million people across two separate areas, Montana and the mid-Atlantic.
Once again all storm hazards will be possible for cities like Baltimore; Washington; Charlotte, North Carolina; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Columbia, South Carolina.
In addition to severe storms, flash flooding will be a concern especially Tuesday afternoon and evening for areas where multiple rounds of rain and storms train over the same areas. A flood watch is up for 10 million people across northeastern Illinois, including Chicago, where rainfall rates with afternoon storms could be 2 to 3 inches per hour.
