An advancing cold front is expected to spark widespread rain and thunderstorms along the Interstate 95 corridor in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic on Thursday, with cities like New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington at risk of severe weather, including tornadoes.
Many of the thunderstorms that develop on Thursday will be more isolated or of the pop-up variety, with forecasters warning that some could reach strong to severe levels.
While the greatest hazards will be damaging wind gusts, flooding rain, and lightning, some storms could produce tornadoes…