BALTIMORE, Md. — Following a quiet conclusion to the weekend, hazardous weather is poised to return to the mid-Atlantic region on Monday, bringing the threat of severe thunderstorms, flash flooding, and sweltering temperatures.
The National Weather Service office in Sterling, Va. issued alerts warning residents that multiple rounds of thunderstorms are expected to develop Monday afternoon and continue into the late evening hours. Temperatures are also forecast to climb back into the low 90s, compounding the volatile atmospheric conditions.
Forecasters have designated the entire region under a Level 2 “Slight Risk” for severe weather, as detailed in the National Weather Service graphic below. This designation indicates increased confidence that severe storms will develop across the forecast area, which includes major metropolitan centers such as Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland, alongside surrounding communities like Fredericksburg, Winchester, and Cumberland. Meteorologists warn that these storms could pack damaging winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes…