More than 50 million in Northeast face severe weather risk as wildfire smoke impacts air quality - CBS News

• 01Smoke from Canadian wildfires affected at least 19 states in the U.S.
• 02President Trump blamed Canada for smoke crossing the border into the U.S.
• 03Meteorologists expected thunderstorms to clear most smoke from the New Jersey area by Sunday
• 04The World Cup final between Spain and Argentina was scheduled to be held in New Jersey on Sunday
• 05451 severe storm reports occurred across the United States on Saturday, including three tornado reports
• 06Air quality alerts were triggered from the Minneapolis area toward Cleveland due to smoke from wildfires in western Ontario
• 07Tyler Roys, a senior meteorologist at AccuWeather, stated that while some faint haze might linger, the thickest smoke was not expected across New York City or much of the Northeast
• 08The National Weather Service predicted 3-5 inches of rainfall in eastern North Carolina and additional flash flooding potential in the Mid-Atlantic on Tuesday and Wednesday
• 09Noah Kahan's concert at Citi Field was canceled on Saturday night due to inclement weather
• 10The New Jersey Department of Health reported 71 individuals visiting emergency departments and urgent care facilities with asthma or asthma-like symptoms
• 11MLS analyst Sacha Kljestan stated that poor air quality could slow the game down, though he did not expect FIFA to change or postpone the final
• 12Two feet of rain fell across central Texas, leading to flooding where a Texas resident reported her workplace's documents were washed away

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Smoke from Canadian wildfires impacted air quality across 19 U.S. states, prompting President Trump to blame Canada, though meteorologists predicted storms would clear the haze in time for the World Cup final in New Jersey. While severe weather caused concert cancellations and flooding in other regions, officials in New Jersey noted that asthma-related emergency room visits remained within normal ranges.