Another show in a seemingly endless parade of severe weather will march through the Midwest into the Northeast on Wednesday, bringing damaging winds, large hail, flash flooding and even the threat for tornadoes along with it. The worst of the storms will produce damaging wind gusts as high as 70 mph, hail as large as golf balls and perhaps an isolated tornado. Wind gusts to 70 mph can easily uproot trees, snap off large branches and bring down power lines. Sporadic power outages are possible in some areas. Winds of this strength can also damage roofs and send unsecured objects airborne. Hail as large as golf balls can cause damage to vehicles and crops. Any people or livestock caught outside can easily be injured. -SS

Tropical Storm Andrea will brush the mid-Atlantic coast and sweep over New England Friday into Saturday with locally heavy rain, brief gusty winds and a flooding risk. Indications are that most locations in this swath will be in for a 2- to 4-inch rainfall, but locally heavier amounts are possible! -SS