Washington, DC – A major severe weather threat is developing across the Mid-Atlantic region Friday, October 16, with damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph and a couple of tornadoes possible. Nearly 20 million people are within a newly issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch covering portions of Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York.
According to the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington office, the Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 8 p.m. EDT Friday, as potentially dangerous thunderstorms threaten communities across the region.
The watch includes the Washington, D.C., and Baltimore metropolitan areas, along with Frederick, Hagerstown, Fredericksburg, Harrisburg, York, Allentown and surrounding communities…