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Wildfire Smoke and Severe Thunderstorms in the East; Monsoon Thunderstorms in the Southwest

Wildfire smoke continues to impact air quality from the Great Lakes region into New England and the Mid-Atlantic today with widespread Air Quality Alerts in effect. Severe thunderstorms are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley and Lower Great Lakes into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, this afternoon into the evening. Monsoonal thunderstorms may bring areas of flooding to the Southwest. Read More >

May 10, 2020
Severe Weather


Thunderstorms developed along a cold front in Indiana, moving east across Ohio during the afternoon and early evening. Although temperatures were only in the upper 50s to lower 60s, the storms became strong to severe, producing wind damage in many locations. Later in the afternoon and evening, additional thunderstorms produced hail across southern Ohio and northern Kentucky.