Heavy rain, high winds, and hail are main severe concerns today

There are multiple chances for showers and thunderstorms today with a moderate chance of thunderstorms becoming severe within these several rounds. While all threats are on the table, the time of day will influence what risks are more likely than others. Storms could begin to develop off the initial wave around 1-2 PM EDT in a more discrete mode, which would introduce a low-end tornado threat in the afternoon and evening in addition to hail and heavy rain. Severe weather is far from guaranteed today, but if storms are able to break through the cap in our atmosphere then they will intensify quickly. The common denominator across all chances for thunderstorms today and the rest of the week is heavy rain. Flooding is the overall greatest concern the rest of this week and the chance of some low-lying roads being flooded and retention ponds spilling over by the end of Thursday is high.