Philadelphia, D.C. Face EF-2 Tornado Risk as 50 Million Brace for Northeast Storms

3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Jul 18

Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., were under a tornado watch until 9 p.m. local time, with forecasters warning EF-2 tornadoes were possible.
More than 50 million people across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast faced damaging winds, large hail, isolated tornadoes and flash flooding as a cold front pushed into the region.
New York City was under a flood watch, and the National Weather Service warned scattered flash flooding could stretch from D.C. to Boston, especially in dense urban areas with high runoff.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires has blanketed at least 19 states, but air quality in the East is expected to improve as the front moves through ahead of Sunday’s Club World Cup final in New Jersey.

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