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DC faces potential rush-hour derecho as storms move in
By Jack Pointer
and Patrick Roth
May 14, 2018 2:20 pm
The system is forecast to hit "parts of the central Appalachians and lower mid-Atlantic states this afternoon into early evening," the National Weather Service said Monday afternoon. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 9 p.m.
WASHINGTON — The D.C. area faces a potential derecho during Monday’s rush hour, according to the National Weather Service.
An approaching storm system is forecast to hit “parts of the central Appalachians and lower mid-Atlantic states this afternoon into early evening,” the service said Monday afternoon.
D.C. residents are all-too-familiar with the damage that this type of powerful storm — whose characteristics include powerful, straight-line winds — can unleash. In June 2012, wind speeds were clocked above 70 mph. Monday’s likely storm could deliver gusts of up to 75 mph. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for the D.C. area until 9 p.m. Monday. Damaging winds will be the primary threat from the storms, according to the National Weather Service. Hail is also possible.
