There is the potential for locally gusty thunderstorms to affect portions of Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia and upstate New York Friday and Friday night and then areas farther east on Saturday.

The storms will bring a risk of damaging wind gusts, hail, blinding downpours and flash flooding to a few locations. A disturbance will track east-northeastward from the Midwest, along a slowly advancing cool front. The disturbance will raise the intensity of thunderstorms along the frontal zone.

During Saturday, the risk of locally damaging thunderstorms will shift to part of the I-95 corridor from Raleigh, N.C., to Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York City. In areas that have received heavy rain recently, there is an elevated risk of flash and small stream flooding. Stay safe and Happy mother’s Day! -SS