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And while one well-known cause of air turbulence is thunderstorms, it’s poorly understood how far from a tempest shaky conditions are likely to persist.

The storm is expected to advance into the Midwest area, where it will also bring with it "lake-effect" snow and severe thunderstorms.

But meteorologists say that predicting the path of fast moving, intense thunderstorms is a very tricky business.

She warned some thunderstorms may arrive on Tuesday, “when there will be sharp showers, with top temperatures of around 17C”.

US forecasters are currently watching an area of thunderstorms located over the Cabo Verde Islands off the west coast of Africa.