Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has issued several severe thunderstorm watches for southwestern Quebec on Saturday, including Montreal. As a result, the city has closed many of its facilities and advises people to verify whether their activities have been cancelled or not before heading to a municipal building.

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued in parts of New England. The watch has been issued for southern Vermont and western New Hampshire through 8 p.m. on Saturday. Storms will develop into the evening that could produce damaging winds and hail across parts of New England.

A severe thunderstorm watch was released by the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on Saturday at 6:12 a.m. in effect until noon. The watch is for Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland,