 America in the morning, weather. At the National Map, here's AccuWeather.com meteorologist LaTroy Thornton. The risk for severe weather covers a rather large area today, stretching from New England to southern lower Michigan and southward to areas from Kentucky and northern Tennessee through northern Virginia and much of Pennsylvania. Within this zone, thunderstorms will be capable of producing downpours that cause flash flooding, plus some hail, damaging wind gusts, and possibly some tornadoes.