Maryland–DC Weather Alert: 70 mph Storm Winds and Large Hail Risk Wednesday 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.

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Washington, DC – Drivers and commuters across the Mid-Atlantic could face dangerous travel conditions Wednesday afternoon as a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing 60 to 70 mph wind gusts, large hail, and isolated tornadoes pushes toward the I-95 corridor.

According to the National Weather Service in Baltimore/Washington, scattered severe thunderstorms may begin forming west of Interstate 81 before noon Wednesday, then move east across Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., with storms potentially lingering until 10 p.m. The Storm Prediction Center places much of the region under a Level 2 “Slight Risk,” signaling increased confidence that several storms could become severe…

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