Storms threaten more than 100 million people in Northeast on Saturday

Severe storms triggered flash flooding across the Northeast on Saturday while placing more than 100 million people at risk. NBC News reported the storms arrived as Canadian wildfire smoke continued to linger over several American cities.

Additional storm coverage The same report noted separate flooding emergencies in Texas and referenced a major disaster declaration following earlier Texas floods. NBC News also covered a rescue of U.S. Forest Service employees who had been held at gunpoint.

Wildfire smoke conditions The report stated that 100 million Americans faced dangerous wildfire smoke and that the Midwest recorded the world's worst air quality as smoke spread. No further details on timing or specific locations were provided in the broadcast summary.