On the heels of Tropical Storm Fay, some summer storms are ramping up as they move across parts of the tri-state area this evening.

News 12 meteorologists say the storms that began to pop up this afternoon could be severe at times. They're packing the chance for damaging, gusty winds, hail, downpours and localized flooding.

While many of the storms will stay west of the state, the western Connecticut is getting. glancing blow from some of the storms. They were expected to increase and intensify into the evening. The chance of storms will linger through around 11 p.m. before tapering off.

Overnight hours will see partly cloudy skies with lows around 70 degrees.

Sunday will be mostly cloudy with more chances for thunderstorms. Highs for the day will be around 88 degrees.