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Message Subject Severe Weather Underway - Midwest to East Coast. Tornado Slams Elmira, NY! Derecho could hit Philly to NYC
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Possibly another derecho situation-



Center 7 Chief Meteorologist Jamie Simpson said not only are storms definite, but severe storms are likely from mid-afternoon through mid-evening.

He said the conditions will be similar to those on June 29, when a “super” derecho (pronounced: deh-REYcho), or land hurricane, swept in from Fort Wayne, Ind., and left a 700-mile-wide path of damage on a 12-hour march to Washington, D.C.

“The Storm Prediction Center has upgraded us to a moderate risk which means they expect more reports of damage than they would in a slight risk,” Simpson said.

He said widespread damage is a good possibility and a line of damaging winds with gusts to 80 mph is very possible. “It could end up being a setup similar to the one we had the day of Tattoo,” he said, referring to the derecho storm that forced the cancellation of the annual Freedom’s Call Tattoo celebration at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on June 29.
Ohio Edison parent company First Energy Corp. announced Wednesday that they are mobilizing crews in case the storms impact electric service.

“All FirstEnergy utilities are on high alert and continue preparations to mobilize employees and resources, as needed, from throughout FirstEnergy’s 10 utilities to assist in storm restoration activities in the hardest-hit areas,” the company said in a release.

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