The National Weather Service (NWS) has shared that drought a moderate drought continues across much of the region despite some locations seeing showers and thunderstorms over the last 48 hours.
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A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for just about the entire area to the east of the Blue Ridge through 11 PM, including the entire DMV.
Temperatures today (Friday) will reach the low to mid 80s with increasing clouds. Any showers hold off until the overnight hours.
Thunderstorms often come up suddenly and can present a variety of hazards, including power outages, caused by lightning, heavy rains, hail and wind. Such storms usually affect Maryland in the late spring, summer or early fall, but can happen any time cold and warm air masses collide.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has stated that an “active weather day looms ahead” amidst hot temperatures rising into the mid/upper 90s (heat indices of 100-105).
The National Weather Service has stated that “Today will be the hottest day of the year thus far.” This comes after what was the hottest day of the year for many on Friday.
We’ve been dealing with quite a bit of heat recently and things are gonna get even hotter after we officially enter summer on Thursday. The first day of summer will reach the low 90s, but it’s Friday, Saturday, and Sunday that give the region a shot at 100° temperatures.
We were able to enjoy low humidity and below normal temperatures through Wednesday, but near-record heat returns Thursday and Friday and all of next week, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
Based on the latest information of additional damage reports and corroborating video, the National Weather Service (NWS) has updated the track and information for the tornado that traveled across Central Montgomery County:
In a June 5th tornado summary shared by Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services chief spokesperson Pete Piringer, there were seven confirmed tornados in the DC Metropolitan area. They’re listed […]
