Arrival of Cool Front Will Spur Storms for Midwest and Northeast

An advancing cool front is going to push through the Midwest and Northeast beginning Wednesday, bringing the threat of severe weather back to this part of the country. Here are the details that you need to know if you live in this region.

Storms Re-Enter the Forecast for the Midwest and the Northeast

Torrential downpours and locally severe storms are back in the forecast for parts of the Midwest and the Northeast this week. The line of storms is moving to the north early in the week prior to joining with the cool front tracking from west to east.

Forecasters note that the storms will not be roaming on a widespread basis. Instead, the storms will fire up at the local level through Wednesday in the Midwest and into Thursday for the Northeast. While the storms will not be widespread, some pockets of land could see severe weather ignite.

In fact, meteorologists warn that this could be one of the most active periods of weather over the last month for this region, a corner of the country that has not picked up significant moisture since the end of June.

Periods of rain will be welcome in parts of the U.S. that have been grappling with drought conditions as of late. This includes parts of West Virginia and Virginia and up into Maryland, Delaware, southern Pennsylvania, and Ohio.

The heaviest rain is forecast to unleash across the southeastern corner of Pennsylvania and sections of Virginia, Maryland, and New Jersey. The forecast is calling for a general 1 to 2 inches of rain with localized amounts of up to 4 inches through Thursday.

For instance, Washington, D.C. will see the rain return Tuesday afternoon. The nation's capital is forecast to pick up about an inch of rainfall after the sun goes down.