Severe thunderstorms along the Interstate 66, Route 50 and Route 7 corridors pelted the area as D.C.-area drivers muddled through a slick afternoon commute. Here’s what you need to know.
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued on Wednesday afternoon a surveillance of strong electrical storms for the Washington DC metropolitan area. The alert is in effect until 8 p.m. Wednesday. According to the Authority in Time, intense heat and humidity are the factors that could cause the development of electrical storms. The bad weather system is expected to cross along the I-81 corridor between 2 and 4 p.m., and then spread further into t…