After a day with several areas of thunderstorms that produced damaging winds on Wednesday, meteorologists warn that the latter part of the week is shaping up to be quite active with thunderstorms with multiple regions at risk for severe weather.
Mid-Atlantic
One of the most widespread areas of wind damage on Wednesday was in the mid-Atlantic, with Pennsylvania and New Jersey particularly hard hit. Forecasters warn that due to the location of a front, some of the same areas in Pennsylvania and New Jersey may again endure volatile conditions.
After Philadelphia had two rounds of damaging winds on Wednesday, the city may again be at risk for severe thunderstorms into Thursday evening.The potential for severe thunderstorms exists in central and southeastern Ohio, Pennsylvania, central and southern New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia and northern, western and central Virginia.While storms moved in from the northwest on Wednesday, the thunderstorms are likely to arrive from the west or southwest on Thursday afternoon and evening. People will need to heed any warnings that are issued as the storms approach. Overall, the storms are not likely to pack the speed of Wednesday’s storms, nor be quite as intense.
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Following the first 90-degree day of the year in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, another day of heat and humidity has followed on Thursday. However, while Wednesday was dry in the nation’s capital, Thursday is unlikely to follow suit.
In fact, two National Guardsmen were struck by lightning in Washington, D.C. on Thursday evening, as they were standing under a tree. They were subsequently hospitalized with serious but non life-threatening injuries.
Other locations in the mid-Atlantic at risk for severe thunderstorms into Thursday evening are Charleston, West Virginia; and Roanoke, Virginia.
Reference- Accuweather