Wet Week continues in the DC region on Wednesday

After continuing rain and some floods in the DC area on Tuesday, Wednesday morning, milder and warmer weather, but the chance of rain and storms remains.

7News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Veronica Johnson told WTOP that some scattered storms could resume in the afternoon and evening, with the chance to damage winds and some additional floods.

“Your first alarm weather team, we’re going with a stormmal arm,” said Johnson. “And with the potential for a few higher winds we were able to see some broken trees. So it has to remain aware of the weather again.”

A flood warning applies until 9:30 a.m. for Tänke North and West Maryland

The temperatures will continue to rise for the rest of the week, with maximum stands on Thursday and Friday at 80 a.m. – and the storms are expected to continue until the end of the week.

“It was only on Sunday that when a front comes in will we finally clear the humidity and receive a reset of the atmosphere,” said Jordan Evans Jordan Evans with 7news.

The showers offer persistent drought in the DC area an urgently needed relief. According to the National Weather Service, the rain started for the first time on Monday evening and led to floods in parts of Fairfax County, which lasted until early Wednesday morning.

In Allegany County in the northwest of Maryland, two primary schools had to be evacuated due to floods.

Jonathan Dayton, spokesman for the Potomac Fire Company No. 2, told WTOP that the water level was more than one foot high against the main entrance door of the Westernport Elementary School.

“Definitely a very chaotic situation,” said Dayton. “You can see two, three, four … cars in the parking lot in the pictures that were only floating due to high waters.”

Complete forecast

Wednesday: stormmal arm
Mostly cloudy; scattered showers, storms
Heights: 73-78
Winds: Southeast 5-10 miles per hour

Very moist air above the DMV will keep us moist in the morning with a few persistent showers. It is possible that we can see a few Sundays on Wednesday while afternoon highs climb into the 1970s. In the afternoon and evening hours, scattered showers and storms develop. Some storms can contain harmful winds. Due to this threat, the first alarm weather team will be on one Storm For the afternoon and evening hours. All storms that develop could also create strong precipitation that could lead to additional floods.

Wednesday evening:
Scattered showers and storms
Lows: 60-67
Wind: East 5-10 miles per hour
All showers and storms from earlier a day will weaken the early night in the early night. Low temperatures immerse themselves in the 1960s.

THURSDAY:
Partly sunny; Isolated showers, storms
Heights: at 80 a.m.
Wind: East 5-10 miles per hour
Another very damp day is in stock with heights of around 80 degrees. Further sunshine and lower rain opportunities have in forecast on Thursday. While rain and storm chances are quite low, all storms that develop can contain strong precipitation.

FRIDAY:
Partly sunny; Showering and storms probably
Heights: 83-88
Winds: Southwest 5-10 miles per hour
Friday brings a summer taste in May with very warm and moist conditions. Afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms are possible. The first alarm weather will continue to monitor the risk of strong to heavy storms.

This weekend:
The storm chances exist on Saturday, while a cold front crosses the region. Expect mainly sunny sky behind the front and drier conditions for Sunday.

Current conditions

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