Severe Thunderstorm Watches issued in Northeast as storms threaten 64 million along I-95 corridor on Sunday

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Severe storms batter I-95 Corridor

FOX Weather is tracking a storm that is pelting the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states with hail, heavy rain and damaging wind. Washington, D.C. and New York Metro areas are in Severe Thunderstorm Watches through late evening.

NEW YORK – June will end on a stormy note across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic on Sunday as a cold front slides across the region, triggering a round of severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening.

The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued Severe Thunderstorm Watches for large portions of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic through this evening.

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As of Sunday afternoon, scattered severe thunderstorms were rumbling across parts of the region, prompting multiple Severe Thunderstorm Warnings.

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The SPC has highlighted more than 64 million people along the Interstate 95 corridor from North Carolina through Maine as having the highest severe weather threat.

That includes a Level 3 out of 5 risk of severe weather that extends from New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania into Massachusetts. Nearly 36 million are covered by this Level 3 risk in cities such as New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Providence in Rhode Island.

Another 28 million people are included in a Level 2 out of 5 risk, including Baltimore, Washington, Richmond in Virginia and Raleigh in North Carolina.

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WHICH ARE THE MOST ACTIVE MONTHS FOR DAMAGING WINDS FROM SEVERE STORMS?

Damaging wind gusts are the primary concern with the storms, but large hail and a tornado or two are also possible. These threats will be highest in the Level 3 risk area in the Northeast and southern New England.

The cold front and associated severe weather threat will exit off the East Coast after sunset, leaving a much quieter Monday as the calendar flips to July.