Storms break the heat Tuesday evening

The heat, haze and humidity continue Tuesday. Focus turns to the cold front that will arrive Tuesday evening and the storms and severe potential. Storms will develop into a line that moves across the area, the main threat will be strong wind but heavy rain, hail, flooding and even a tornado are possible. The timing is 5:00 to 10:00 PM with areas north earlier and south later. This is not the best set-up for the strongest storms, but the timing and conditions are more favorable than recent events. There is a temporary break from the heat, Wednesday. Temperatures rise again into the weekend.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 70.
Tuesday: Evening thunderstorms. High 90.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. High 78.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. High 82