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Western New York is cleaning up after Thursday’s severe storms triggered multiple tornado warnings, with confirmed sightings in several counties, widespread power outages, and ongoing National Weather Service surveys as crews work to restore damaged infrastructure.
A cold front sweeping across the Great Lakes will bring scattered severe storms to the Northeast on Thursday, placing about 38 million people in a Level 2 out of 5 risk for tornadoes and flash flooding, with major cities like New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, and Baltimore in the threat zone. Forecasters warn of damaging winds, large hail, and a few tornadoes, while flood watches cover more than 25 million from Philadelphia to NYC and rainfall totals may reach 1–2 inches in some areas; leftover clouds could also obscure a partial lunar eclipse.
A powerful tornado struck southern France, injuring at least 40 people and damaging or destroying around 300 homes, with four other tornadoes reported nationwide as Western Europe faces more storms in the coming days.
Storms spawned tornadoes in Atlantic Beach (Long Island) and Dover, Delaware, injuring one person, damaging beach clubs, and triggering flood rescues, with a state of emergency lifted in Dover and widespread road flooding affecting Queens and Jersey City.
Tornadoes touched down in Atlantic Beach on Long Island, NY, and across Delaware, bringing heavy rain and strong winds that caused power outages in parts of Delaware's capital; there were no reports of serious injuries.
Five tornadoes touched down in the Chicago area and northwest Indiana during a Tuesday derecho, pushing the 2026 Chicago-area tornado total to 70—the most on record since records began— with twisters ranging EF-0 to EF-2 (including Oswego, Wilmington, eastern Will County near Monee-Crete-St. John, southern Cook/Will County border near Orland Park–Munster, and Mokena/Tinley Park). National Weather Service surveys confirmed all five, amid widespread wind damage across the region; one Orland Park animal hospital reported temporary closure due to storm damage. The previous annual record was 63 tornadoes in 2024.
Chicago is forecast to see a line of severe storms Wednesday (9 a.m.–2 p.m.) with damaging winds, heavy rainfall and frequent lightning, and a brief tornado cannot be ruled out south of the city. The setup follows Tuesday’s storms that caused widespread outages and three Illinois tornadoes; Illinois has logged over 200 tornadoes in 2026. The National Weather Service urges residents to have multiple ways to receive warnings and seek shelter if a warning is issued.
Severe storms swept across the Midwest, spawning tornadoes and flash floods that left fatalities and significant damage reported across several states, including Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky.
National Weather Service confirms three EF-1 tornadoes from Tuesday’s Chicago-area derecho, with damage in southern Cook and eastern Will counties and in northeast Will County; two tornadoes crossed into northwest Indiana (St. John and Munster). The fast-moving system produced near-100 mph winds, caused widespread damage, and left hundreds of thousands without power across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana, prompting sheltering actions at venues like Navy Pier.
Central Ohio remains under a flood watch through Aug. 12, with a flash flood warning in Franklin County and parts of Licking County as multiple rounds of thunderstorms bring heavy rain; strongest storms are expected this afternoon and evening, bringing damaging winds and the potential for isolated tornadoes, and could drop 1–2 more inches of rain on top of existing totals, contributing to outages and travel hazards.
The Chicago area faces two potential rounds of severe thunderstorms on Sunday, with threats including damaging winds, heavy rain, hail, flash flooding, and a non-zero tornado risk. The first round may arrive around midday as a disturbance from Iowa moves in, followed by a second, more defined round in the late afternoon to evening, potentially lasting into northwest Indiana, with similar threats continuing into Monday before calmer conditions return later in the week.
A developing storm system brings a slight risk of severe thunderstorms across the Mid-Atlantic to the Southeast on Tuesday, with damaging winds and a small tornado threat, and could trigger significant rainfall/flooding from the Hudson Valley to the NYC area through Thursday.
A large, intense tornado tore through the south side of Appleton, Wisconsin, causing significant damage after forecasters had flagged a heightened severe-weather risk; authorities noted that if the National Weather Service confirms EF3 damage, it would be Wisconsin’s fourth EF3 tornado of the year.
The National Weather Service confirmed four tornadoes formed in New Jersey during Tuesday’s storms—touched down in Stanhope, Lower Berkshire Valley, Pine Brook, and Cape May after a waterspout moved ashore—producing downed trees and flash flooding but limited property damage as crews surveyed the aftermath.
More than 90 million Americans are under a Level 2 (and higher) severe weather threat this weekend as a slow-moving cold front sweeps from the Ohio Valley into the Northeast, bringing widespread thunderstorms, damaging winds, heavy rain and the possibility of tornadoes. Flash-flood threats are in place for parts of the Ohio Valley Friday and for New York City and neighboring areas Saturday, with the Northeast likely to bear the brunt on the weekend. The pattern comes amid a heat dome and wildfire smoke that could affect temperatures, but forecasters expect the front to bring relief by Sunday.