After a day of severe weather that triggered tornado warnings in Maryland and Virginia on Thursday, Friday starts the weekend with cooler temperatures and lower humidity in the D.C. area.
On Thursday, heavy rains, strong winds, hail and even tornadoes pushed through portions of D.C., Maryland and Virginia, causing some damage and power outages, including downed trees and damage to a Frederick County, Maryland, ballpark.
The National Weather Service confirmed Thursday evening that a tornado had touched down at 3:22 p.m. about a mile southwest of Glenelg, in Howard County, Maryland. There were also early reports of possible touchdowns in Frederick County, Maryland, and in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
In Fairfax County, Virginia, authorities reported that downed trees and debris had caused . Similar damage was reported 聽as well as聽.
Friday’s high will be in the 70s. The weekend, too, will feel somewhat less oppressive, compared with the July preview the area just experienced starting on Tuesday.
Forecast
Friday: Partly sunny and a bit cooler with lower humidity. A chance for showers later in the day. Highs in the low to mid 80s.
Saturday: Mostly to partly sunny. Warmer and slightly humid. Highs in the mid to upper 80s.
Sunday: Scattered afternoon showers; otherwise sunny and a little humid.聽Highs in the low to mid 80s.
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Strong afternoon storm blows gaping holes in second tier of left-field wall at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium
— Greg Swatek (@greg_swatek)
Two photos of this afternoon鈥檚 storm provided to us by a tenant at
— Phil Yacuboski (@WBALPhil)
"I just missed a tornado!"
— ABC 草莓传媒 (@ABC)
Dramatic dashcam video shows trees downed and debris flying as a man drives down a Maryland highway amid a tornado warning.
— hinzy (@hinzy)
the storm just as it started coming over the hill in FredCo MD
— RndmActsofTogthrness (@RndmActsofTogth)
Seen about 40 min ago over warrenton
— Samuel J. Dunietz (@SJDunietz)
草莓传媒’s Jennifer Ortiz contributed to this report.
