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Potent Storm With 50 MPH Winds Nears East Coast: Here's Timing Potent Storm With 50 MPH Winds Nears East Coast: Here's Timing
Potent Storm With 50 MPH Winds Nears East Coast: Here's Timing A powerful cross-country storm fueled by a strong cold front will bring wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour as it pushes off the East Coast. The time frame for the system is Sunday, March 16 into St. Patrick's Day on Monday, March 17, according to the National Weather Service. See the first image above from AccuWeather to see the broad area where gusty winds are predicted. Scattered power outages are possible. Thunderstorms are expected from northern Florida to New York state. (Click on the second image above.) It's part of a massive system that will spread across 30 states fr…
Thunderstorms May Cause Travel Issues, Power Outages In DMV Region: Forecasters Thunderstorms May Cause Travel Issues, Power Outages In DMV Region: Forecasters
Thunderstorms May Cause Travel Issues, Power Outages In DMV Region: Forecasters Travel disruptions are likely and power outages are a risk throughout the DMV region as severe storms are expected to roll through the area on Thursday, forecasters are cautioning. The I-95 corridor is expected to see thunderstorms on July 25, with "the risk of severe weather will huddle along a portion of the (area) from Virginia and the Delmarva Peninsula to southeastern New England," according to AccuWeather. "The major metro areas of Washington, DC and Baltimore are currently in the zone where thunderstorms may go above and beyond garden-variety intensity with frequent lightning, damagi…