Severe storm system to hit U.S. as warnings issued for eastern Canada
flash flooding, record heat and wildfires.Global News meteorologist Ross Hull said that the bullseye for the strongest storms will be over the northeastern U.S., with parts of New York state down to Kentucky in line for potentially damaging winds, hail, heavy downpours and isolated tornadoes.He said Ontario and Quebec are on the “northern periphery of this disturbance.”“Once again it looks like parts of eastern Ontario could see some strong storms Monday late afternoon to evening with the biggest threat being heavy rainfall,” Hull said in an email.“There are Rainfall Warnings in place from Ottawa south towards Kingston and east to areas north of Montreal where some downpours could deliver more than 50 mm of rain in a relatively short amount of time which could lead to localized flooding.”As the weather system moves east into the Maritimes, there will be the potential for heavy rain Tuesday night into early Wednesday, Hull said, and a special weather statement has been issued.Environment Canada says rainfall could exceed 50 millimetres over the northern half of New Brunswick and be up to 50 millimetres in some parts of Nova Scotia.Parts of Nova Scotia are still reeling from a torrential downpour that triggered floods July 22 and killed four people, while Halifax recently had storms and flooding this past Saturday.In an online bulletin, the U.S.
National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Centre warned Monday of an increased threat of severe thunderstorms and flash flooding from Tennessee into much of the eastern U.S., as well as record heat from Texas to Florida, creating a higher risk of wildfires.In addition, heavy rain and flash flooding is expected in the Pacific Northwest on Monday.The thunderstorms in the east are
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