A storm front that delivered volatile weather to the central United States on Sunday arrives in Delaware Monday afternoon.
Severe storms could produce havoc from central New York south into the Carolinas, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey.
“These thunderstorms will have the potential to produce a variety of hazards including torrential downpours, hail, damaging wind gusts and even isolated tornadoes,” AccuWeather Meteorologist Rob Richards said.
“The area of greatest risk will be from Washington D.C. all the way up into central Pennsylvania and to the north of New York City,” Richards said.
Showers and strong thunderstorms are expected to start between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. The day’s high is expected to reach the upper 70s in northern Delaware, while the southern portion of the state will see temperatures in the mid-80s.
The storm, which could bring gusts of up to 20 mph, is expected to continue until about 8 p.m.
The approaching front brought volatile weather to the central U.S. on Sunday, with a tornado confirmed in Jacksonville, Florida, according to AccuWeather. Clearview, Oklahoma, reported baseball-size hail and Kirbyville, Missouri recorded a wind gust of 70 mph.
After Monday, AccuWeather is calling for high temperatures climbing to near average or below-average levels with significantly less humidity.
Highs across the state are expected to hover in the low 70s to the low 80s, until the weekend when warmer highs hit the 80s on Friday and 90s on Saturday. Sunday is expected to cool down with highs in the mid-upper 70s.
Contact Esteban Parra at (302) 324-2299, eparra@delawareonline.com or Twitter @eparra3
