Seattle, Portland face rare severe thunderstorm threat with tornado and large hail risk Wednesday

SEATTLE – A meteorological rarity could unfold across the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday with large hail , damaging winds and the possibility of tornadoes forecast across the Interstate 5 corridor – a place where severe weather is nearly unheard of.

Warmer temperatures will help fuel thunderstorms across the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday afternoon and evening, prompting a rare severe weather potential outlook from NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center (SPC) for the region…

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