1.   Among the widespread thunderstorms expected in the East on Wednesday, only a few will turn severe with large hail and damaging wind gusts.

2.   An approaching jet stream disturbance will then act as gasoline, fueling a line of thunderstorms that will produce downpours, hail, and damaging straight-line wind gusts.

3.   A few of the storms could produce strong wind gusts.

4.   A few of these storms will contain hail and damaging wind gusts.

5.   A jet stream disturbance will further destabilize the atmosphere from the Dakotas into Minnesota, raising the risk for severe storms with large hail and powerful wind gusts.

6.   A few of these storms will produce hail and damaging wind gusts.

7.   A new world record for highest surface wind gust may have been set at Guam on Tuesday.

8.   A strong cold front will enter the Northern Plains states, preceded by bands of potent thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts.

9.   A wind gust can cause a rough landing, but the biggest hazards are aerial power lines, pilots said.

10.   About this time -- it is impossible to pinpoint when --a light rain turned to a downpour with fierce wind gusts.