00:00A dangerous shift is coming for the Northeast.
00:02After a blast of summer-like heat,
00:05the National Weather Service says severe storms are barreling toward the I-95 corridor,
00:10hitting New York, Philadelphia, and Boston as early as this evening.
00:15Forecasters are warning of damaging wind gusts, frequent lightning,
00:19and localized flash flooding as the same powerful system that triggered tornado watches over Chicago
00:25and the Quad Cities pushes east.
00:28Millions of commuters could see evening travel grind to a halt as the storms roll through major cities.
00:33And this isn't a one-and-done event.
00:36Meteorologists say the stormy, unsettled pattern will continue right through the weekend across the eastern U.S.
00:43Stay weather aware, because conditions could change rapidly with very little notice tonight.
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