Another round of stormy weather is expected Friday evening in the D.C. region, potentially ushering in high winds and hail to cap off a day of record-breaking heat.
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Fauquier, Culpeper and Rappahannock counties in Virginia until 3:45 p.m.
The entire D.C. region is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 9 p.m., with NWS warning of potential impacts like hail the size of quarters, wind gusts up to 70 mph and frequent lightning.
A cold front is expected to bring a line of showers and storms between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
The storm potential storms comes as the region works to recover from Thursday’s damaging storms that knocked out power for tens of thousands of people and toppled trees, killing two women.
Outside of the storm risk, Friday is extremely hot and humid. ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Meteorologist Mike Stinneford said temperatures reached a record high of 98 degrees at Reagan Airport, shattering the old record of 95 set in 2017.
Highs will be in the upper 90s Friday, but temperatures could feel as hot as 105 degrees, according to NWS.
NWS issued a heat advisory for the region that’s set to expire at 8 p.m. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has also issued an extreme heat alert, and advised residents to stay hydrated .
The storms aren’t expected to hit every neighborhood. The main threat from the storms will be high winds, which could down trees and power outages like what happened Thursday, according to 7²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ First Alert Weather.
“Once the storms clear later this evening, we’ll see our temperatures drop to the 60s,” said 7 ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ First Alert Meteorologist Steve Rudin
2 dead from Thursday’s storms
Thursday’s storms proved to be fatal as two women were killed by fallen trees in Maryland just before 9 p.m., according to officials.
A woman was trapped under a fallen tree near Matthew Henson Trail between Spruce Hill Road and Regina Drive in Aspen Hill, according to a spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services.
She did not survive her injuries.
Around the same time, fire crews in Prince George’s County responded to North Marlton Avenue near Crain Highway in Upper Marlboro, where another woman was found with traumatic injuries after being hit by a fallen tree. She died at the scene.
Fire officials told ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ that there appeared to have been several “microbursts” of thunderstorms in a short period of time. Those microbursts can produce damaging winds of over 100 mph and are often mistaken for tornadoes.
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Cleaning up from Thursday’s storms
Cleanup from Thursday evening’s storms was underway Friday morning, ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s Neal Augenstein reported.
In Silver Spring, Maryland, the storm sheared off the top of a utility pole located at the intersection of Silver Spring Avenue and Nolte Avenue. Downed utility wires were draped across bushes and driveways in the tightly-configured neighborhood.
Tree crews began work at sunrise to stand-up new utility poles that had been delivered overnight on a flatbed truck.
Nearby, the burned-out shell of a car that caught fire during the storm remained. The owner of the car walked from a nearby home to inspect the damage in the early morning sun.
Weekend weather
Saturday is projected to be a calmer weather day, with a mix of sunshine and a few passing clouds.
“Plenty of sunshine, lower humidity, so that stickiness factor won’t be there, 85 to 90 degrees,” Rudin said.
But severe weather is back in the forecast Sunday with a humid air mass and a cold front leading to possible scattered showers and thunderstorms. Those with outdoor plans should reconsider.
7²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ First Alert Forecast
FRIDAY EVENING:
Tracking storms
Temperatures: 90s to 80s
Winds: South 10-15 mph
FRIDAY NIGHT:
Gradual clearing
Lows: 63-68
Winds: Northwest 5-10 mph
SATURDAY:
Mostly sunny
Highs: 85-90
Winds: Southwest 5-10 mph
SUNDAY: WEATHER ALERT
PM strong storms
Highs: 88-93
Winds: Southwest 5-10 mph
MONDAY:
Mostly sunny
Highs: 80-85
Winds: Southwest 10-15 mph
CURRENT CONDITIONS
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s Jessica Kronzer and Neal Augenstein contributed to this report.Â
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