Flash flood warnings strike north-east US amid wildfire smoke from Canada
- Saturday is delivering a double dose of dangerous weather across the north-eastern US, with smoky skies from Canadian wildfires giving way to severe thunderstorms that have already triggered a flash flood warning as torrential rain pounds parts of the region.
- After a brief break on Friday, smoke from the wildfires moved back into New York City and surrounding communities on Saturday, sending air quality back into unhealthy levels.
- Conditions are expected to gradually improve as shifting winds push the smoke away, but those same changing conditions are fueling a new threat: strong to severe thund
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- Saturday is delivering a double dose of dangerous weather across the north-eastern US, with smoky skies from Canadian wildfires giving way to severe thunderstorms that have already triggered a flash flood warning as torrential rain pounds parts of the region.
- After a brief break on Friday, smoke from the wildfires moved back into New York City and surrounding communities on Saturday, sending air quality back into unhealthy levels.
- Conditions are expected to gradually improve as shifting winds push the smoke away, but those same changing conditions are fueling a new threat: strong to severe thund
Sources: Guardian