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Severe Storms Taking Aim At DMV: Here's Latest Timing
A round of severe thunderstorms will be triggered by summerlike heat.
Click here for a new, updated story: Damaging Winds, Downpours, Hail Possible As Storms Move Into Northeast: Updated Timing
Showers and storms will arrive Saturday afternoon, June 6, and continue into the evening, according to the National Weather Service.
The shift will affect New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia.
AccuWeather says heat and humidity will build across the Northeast into the weekend after two chilly late-May weekends. Its outlook shows temperatures …
Heat Wave Slows Metro Trains As Rail Temps Hit 135 Degrees In DC, Maryland, Virginia
If you thought it was hot outside, try standing on a rail.
The heat wave gripping Maryland is so intense that Metro trains were forced to slow down after rail temperatures hit 135 degrees, officials confirmed Tuesday, June 24.
According to WMATA, extreme heat triggered speed restrictions across parts of the system.
“Rail temperatures reached 135 degrees today, and we had to slow our train speeds,” Metro said in a post on X. “Hotter temperatures are expected throughout the rest of the week, so we thank you for your patience, as we work to keep you as safe as possible.”
Rail temperatures…
Extreme Heat, Thunderstorms Return To Northeast: Here's The Timing
The weather Monday, June 24 was nice, wasn't it?
Don't get too comfortable, because the heat and the thunderstorms are both expected to return in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, the National Weather Service says.
Tuesday, June 25 will be sunny with a high of 92. The evening will hit a low of 71 before the heat returns even hotter on Wednesday, June 26, the NWS said.
"As has been the case with the heat wave in recent days, the biggest spike in temperature and humidity levels will be in the East, rather than the Midwest," AccuWeather says. "Temperatures will peak within a few degrees of 100 fro…
