Smoke from Canadian wildfires expected to clear New Jersey ahead of World Cup final

Smoke from Canadian wildfires that covered the Northeast in haze is expected to clear from the New Jersey area by Sunday, meteorologists said. Thunderstorms moving through the region are forecast to improve conditions ahead of the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina.

There were 451 severe storm reports across the United States on Saturday, including three tornado reports, according to CBS News meteorologist Andrew Kozak. A severe thunderstorm and tornado watch remained in effect over parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.

quality and regional impacts Warnings of unhealthy air remained in effect Sunday across parts of the U.S. after President Trump attributed the smoke crossing the border to Canada. Another plume of smoke from wildfires in western Ontario was moving southward across the Great Lakes and Midwest, triggering air quality alerts from the Minneapolis area toward Cleveland.

Tyler Roys, a senior meteorologist at AccuWeather, told the Associated Press that some smoke may linger in the Northeast, though it would probably be faint. The National Weather Service said early Sunday that more rain is expected in the Mid-Atlantic region, with a stalled front bringing locally heavy rainfall to eastern North Carolina.

cancellations Severe weather had threatened the Ohio Valley through the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, with residents of New York City, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Cleveland seeing damaging winds, large hail, isolated tornadoes and flash flooding.

Singer-songwriter Noah Kahan's concert at Citi Field was canceled Saturday night due to inclement weather. The New Jersey Department of Health on Saturday said at least 71 individuals reported to its emergency departments and urgent care facilities with asthma or asthma-like symptoms.

The number is within the range of daily visits observed in the weeks before smoke began impacting the region. Heavy smoke from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota has affected at least 19 states. Air quality conditions are expected to improve in the East as a cold front moves through.