Powerful storms set off floods and 4 tornado warnings
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The intense heat and humidity will back down across Maryland with the risk of widespread severe storms diminishing.
Federal agencies that monitor and forecast storms got heaps of attention on Capitol Hill Wednesday, as Florida prepares to enter peak hurricane season next month.
Cleanup efforts are underway after powerful storms swept through the D.C. region Wednesday night, prompting a tornado warning in the District and Flash Flood alerts from northern Virginia to Maryland.
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Storms are possible at any time during the day. It will be warmer on Friday, July 11, with storms again possible throughout the Northeast, but most likely in the afternoon and evening and in the mid-Atlantic. (Click on the second image above.) While more ...
Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop Friday afternoon and evening, with the strongest activity likely across northern Lower Michigan. The National Weather Service has indicated a marginal risk of severe storms, with potential for heavy downpours and localized flooding.
A line of heavy thunderstorms swept across the D.C. region Wednesday evening, unleashing torrential rains that flooded streets and violent wind gusts that toppled trees. The storms produced spectacular skies — including menacing clouds on approach and vivid rainbows upon exiting.
Thousands of people were in the path of a dangerous storm that moved through North Carolina on Wednesday afternoon.
After a short break from the humidity and rain, unsettled weather returns to Northeast Ohio starting Wednesday.