Strong winds, severe storms lash northeastern US ahead of cold blast
By
Brian Lada, AccuWeather meteorologist
Published Apr 13, 2020 9:48 PM EST
Wind-whipped rain pelted North Potomac, Maryland, on Monday afternoon as a line of intense storms swept through the mid-Atlantic.
A stormy start to the week left hundreds of thousands of people in the dark as winds howled across the northeastern United States.
Residents across the Great Lakes, mid-Atlantic and New England woke up on Monday to strong winds, brought on by the same system that sparked severe thunderstorms across the South over Easter weekend.
“There were places along the Eastern Seaboard that gusted over 60 mph,” AccuWeather Meteorologist Brett Rossio said.
While wind gusts over 50 mph were common near the coast, a few locations across the region clocked wind gusts over 80 mph, contributing to more than 300,000 power outages from Virginia to Maine on Monday. The number of power outages has since dropped below 50,000.
The strong winds howling across the region disrupted COVID-19 testing sites across the Northeast, including a drive-thru site at Gillette Stadium, home to the New England Patriots, and at FedEx Field, home of the Washington Redskins.
By Monday afternoon, severe storms started to brew, prompting a tornado watch that stretched across portions of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and northern Virginia. In all, more than 25 million people resided in this area, including those in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
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One line of severe storms in particular blasted through Maryland and Washington, D.C., with winds strong enough to blow over trees, power lines and cause damage to structures.
Wind gusts over 40 mph were common as this line of storms advances eastward across the mid-Atlantic, with one spot near Glen Burnie, Maryland, clocking a wind gust of 72 mph.
Small hail was also reported with some of the stronger storms, but was generally small enough not to cause any major damage. As of Monday evening, there were no confirmed reports of tornadoes touching down.
While the threat of severe weather has passed, chilly air flowing into the region could make for uncomfortably cold conditions for those left in the dark from Monday’s widespread power outages.
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Strong winds, severe storms lash northeastern US ahead of cold blast
By Brian Lada, AccuWeather meteorologist
Published Apr 13, 2020 9:48 PM EST
Wind-whipped rain pelted North Potomac, Maryland, on Monday afternoon as a line of intense storms swept through the mid-Atlantic.
A stormy start to the week left hundreds of thousands of people in the dark as winds howled across the northeastern United States.
Residents across the Great Lakes, mid-Atlantic and New England woke up on Monday to strong winds, brought on by the same system that sparked severe thunderstorms across the South over Easter weekend.
“There were places along the Eastern Seaboard that gusted over 60 mph,” AccuWeather Meteorologist Brett Rossio said.
While wind gusts over 50 mph were common near the coast, a few locations across the region clocked wind gusts over 80 mph, contributing to more than 300,000 power outages from Virginia to Maine on Monday. The number of power outages has since dropped below 50,000.
The strong winds howling across the region disrupted COVID-19 testing sites across the Northeast, including a drive-thru site at Gillette Stadium, home to the New England Patriots, and at FedEx Field, home of the Washington Redskins.
By Monday afternoon, severe storms started to brew, prompting a tornado watch that stretched across portions of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and northern Virginia. In all, more than 25 million people resided in this area, including those in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FREE ACCUWEATHER APP
One line of severe storms in particular blasted through Maryland and Washington, D.C., with winds strong enough to blow over trees, power lines and cause damage to structures.
Wind gusts over 40 mph were common as this line of storms advances eastward across the mid-Atlantic, with one spot near Glen Burnie, Maryland, clocking a wind gust of 72 mph.
Small hail was also reported with some of the stronger storms, but was generally small enough not to cause any major damage. As of Monday evening, there were no confirmed reports of tornadoes touching down.
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While the threat of severe weather has passed, chilly air flowing into the region could make for uncomfortably cold conditions for those left in the dark from Monday’s widespread power outages.
Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.
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