Millions of people along the east coast of the U.S. face the risk of severe weather on Saturday evening including damaging winds, hail, and possibly isolated tornadoes.
A severe thunderstorm watch was issued for the Interstate 95 corridor from Baltimore to Raleigh, North Carolina at 6pm.
The severe weather can be traced back to a cold front that started in the Plains on Tuesday, along with storms that developed from the Midwest to Texas.
The storms caused at least three deaths in Cole, Oklahoma, with several tornadoes hitting Oklahoma City on Wednesday night.
Several tornadoes struck central Oklahoma, Kansas, southeast Nebraska and western Iowa.
A severe thunderstorm Watch has been issued along the Interstate 95 corridor from Baltimore, Maryland to Raleigh, North Carolina
The severe weather has been caused by cold front that began with severe weather in the Plains on Tuesday, followed by storms that caused three deaths in Midwest
Skies began to darken on Saturday afternoon as a line of storms approached the East Coast
It was a similar picture in the skies over the nation’s capital in Washington D.C.
There was torrential rain in Washington D.C. as activists participated in an Earth Day march
People participating in an Earth Day march titled “End the Era of Fossil Fuels,” march back to Freedom Plaza during a rainstorm on Saturday in Washington, DC
Kent Reynolds removes debris from Wednesday’s tornado at his mother-in-law’s house on Wednesday in Cole, Oklahoma
Power crews repair damage from in Cole, Okla. The National Weather Service began issuing tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings on evening in Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa
Damage to homes and businesses can be seen on Wednesday
On Thursday, severe weather stretched from Chicagoland to Texas, causing mainly wind damage and large hail, with a brief tornado causing some damage near Tyler, Texas.
On Saturday, severe thunderstorms are possible from the mid-Atlantic to Florida ahead of a cold front.
The severe weather threat will fade after the front moves offshore, which is expected to happen after sunset.
Nevertheless there remains a risk of hail, gusty winds, and isolated tornadoes.
The Storm Prediction Center is warns of possible hail up to 1 inch across and gusty winds up to 70 mph.
Severe thunderstorms will be possible in a line stretching from Philadelphia to southeastern Pennsylvania, through Maryland, Washington D.C. and Virginia down to the beaches of North and South Carolina. Central Texas is also in the firing line
From space the unsettled weather can be seen clearly as it lingers across the East Coast
Although the risk of tornadoes is far less that in recent days, those living in the areas affected should be aware of the possibility of large hail and damaging winds and wind gusts exceeding 60 mph
Severe thunderstorms will be possible in a line stretching from Philadelphia to southeastern Pennsylvania, through Maryland, Washington D.C. and Virginia down to the beaches of North and South Carolina.
Central Texas, including areas west of I-35 in the Edwards Plateau such as Fredericksburg, Texas, may also experience very large hail.
Although the risk of tornadoes is far less that in recent days, those living in the areas affected should be aware of the possibility of large hail and damaging winds and wind gusts exceeding 60 mph.
‘This is going to mostly be for the afternoon into the evening hours. Large hail could be a threat and damaging winds will also be a possibility. So, let’s not be surprised if we do see some hail associated with this storm. And this does include the Outer Banks of North Carolina,’ said Fox Weather meteorologist Stephen Morgan.
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