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Tornado Warning

Friday, June 1, 2012

Severe Weather Predicted During Afternoon Rush Hour

Friday evening commute may be impacted by rain, wind and hail.

Update 8:30 a.m. Friday: Isolated thunderstorms may start popping up in the early afternoon Friday ahead of a cold front with stronger and more widespread thunderstorms. Thunderstorms are expected to increase right before rush hour this evening with the strongest storms predicted from 7 - 9 p.m. High temperatures on Friday will be in the low 80s. ---------- Original Post - Weather forecasters in the Washington area are casting a wary eye toward the west, where severe thunderstorms are developing ahead of a cold front. Those storms could hit the metro around around 5 p.m. Friday and have a significant impact on the evening commute. “There may be a couple waves of storms affecting the region through midnight or so with heavy rain, gusty …

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