Mother Nature will have a few of her own fireworks to throw around this afternoon into this evening from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic and down into parts of the Southeast. The best chance for scattered severe storms is expected from Kentucky across the Central Appalachians, where gusty winds to 65 mph and small hail will accompany stronger cells.
Highly unstable conditions are building thanks to the typical heating of the summer afternoon this Independence Day. Broken lines of storms moving along an old, decaying frontal boundary will be invigorated by this afternoon instability and offer a risk of strong, damaging winds. Hail will be a lesser concern, but a few areas could see small hail less than one inch in diameter. The tornado threat is negligible.
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