Severe Thunderstorm and Flash Flooding Potential Returns This Afternoon and Evening

Thunderstorms this afternoon and evening could produce damaging winds and hail, particularly with a line that moves southeast ahead of an advancing cold front. A tornado or two, as well as localized flash flooding, are also possible. There is a Slight to Enhanced Risk for Severe Storms, and a Slight Risk for Flash Flooding. Please keep updated on the forecast and have ways to receive warnings. Read More >

The Northern Hemisphere summer solstice will occur Sunday, June 21st at 4:24 AM EDT, marking the start of astronomical summer. The summer solstice occurs at the moment the earth's tilt toward/from the sun is at a maximum. Therefore, on the day of the summer solstice, the sun appears at its highest elevation with a noontime position that changes very little for several days before and after the summer solstice. The summer solstice occurs when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer, which is located at 23.5° latitude North and runs through Mexico, the Bahamas, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, India, and southern China. For every place north of the Tropic of Cancer, the sun is at its highest point in the sky and this is the longest day of the year.