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Flood warnings, power outages remain after severe thunderstorms pass through DC

  • Flood Warnings remain in effect until 4:15 a.m. Monday morning for the following areas: In Maryland, the City of Baltimore, Baltimore County and Anne Arundel County.
  • Power outages continue to affect thousands of residents in Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfax counties.

Sunday was a dramatic weather day, with high winds, sideways rain, and a record-breaking high temperature of 91 per the National Weather Service. Strong thunderstorms continued through Sunday evening, capping off an unusually hot and humid spring weekend for the D.C. region. The storms also brought flood warnings to several parts of the D.C. area that extended well into Monday morning. In Frederick County, NWS employees reported nickel-sized hail — others saw pea-sized hail amid the fast-moving winds in Northern Virginia.



Temperatures in the 90s and high humidity also held for most of the day prior to the cold front that appeared around nightfal.

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The District’s heat emergency plan remained in place for the duration of the event as the city offered a list of public cooling centers and spray parks online. Just a day prior, Saturday’s heat tied the regional weather record. Dulles Airport reported a high temperature of 92 degrees yesterday, tying the old record set in 1996. Weather records at Dulles have been recorded since 1960.


Forecast:

Sunday night: Showers/storms ending. Wind 5 to 10 mph. Temperatures mid 50s (suburbs) to middle 60s (downtown). Monday: Mostly cloudy. Much cooler. Highs in the low 70s. Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. A chance of isolated showers. Highs near 70. Wednesday: Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Thursday: Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Highs upper 70s.


Current conditions:


Power outages:

WTOP’s Alejandro Alvarez contributed to this report.

Hot, humid week ahead for DC area with severe storm risk

A dangerous heat wave will grip the D.C. area through Thursday, with highs in the mid to upper 90s and heat index values between 100 and 105. Hot and humid conditions are expected through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service, which said to expect daily thunderstorm chances and a risk of severe thunderstorms. 7News Meteorologist Eileen Whelan told WTOP that most of Tuesday will stay dry, but a few late-day thunderstorms are possible, especially north and east of D.C. as storms drift south from Pennsylvania. Any storm could produce damaging wind gusts and hail, but Whelan reiterated "storm chances are low" on Tuesday. Due to a lack of air conditioning, Parkdale High School in Riverdale, Maryland, closed early at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Prince George's County Public Schools said in a social media post.
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