SLIGHT RISK of Severe Weather Issued for Tristate [Forecast]

Well, for the bulk of our official severe weather season, it was relatively calm here in the tristate.  But July has gotten off to a pretty rocky and stormy start.  We had tornado warnings in the area on July 3rd, a rainy and turbulent July 4th and, now, we are facing another chance of severe weather.  In fact, the National Weather Service has placed us under a SLIGHT RISK of severe weather today.  Here's what to expect.

From the National Weather Service:

A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY INCLUDES A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
STORMS...MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE QUAD STATE.
DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER HAZARD...WHILE
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MOST COMMON
THUNDERSTORM HAZARDS.

THE HEAT INDEX THIS AFTERNOON WILL APPROACH OR EXCEED 100.