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Big Storms Thump Mid Atlantic Coast

April 26, 2019
UPDATED By WeatherBug Sr. Meteorologist, Chad Merrill
A cold front bringing a major change in the weather pattern is fostering dangerous weather for the Mid-Atlantic Coast to conclude the work week.

Thunderstorms capable of producing wind gusts in excess of 57 mph are sweeping east of Interstate 95 from Maryland into Pennsylvania. A Tornado Watch continues for places like Philadelphia and Salisbury, Md., while a Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for Norfolk, Va., and Elizabeth City, N.C.

The storms will quickly sweep off the coast early this evening with gusty winds and falling temperatures in the front’s wake. A transition back to early spring is expected tonight and Friday as cold air rushes south from Canada into the East.

Wind gusts reached 50 to 63 mph as the storms rolled through Patuxent River, Md., Terrace, Va., and Whalebone, N.C. Trees were reported down in Benfield and Jarrettsville, Md.
 
In the Intermountain West, another storm system will roll across the Great Basin this afternoon. Isolated strong to severe storms will bring the risk of large hail and pockets of damaging winds to parts of Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado, including Salt Lake City.
 
Keep in mind that lightning is one of Mother Nature's most dangerous killers. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to the storm to be struck by lightning, even if the sun is shining.