Millions of people along the U.S. East Coast are at risk from severe weather Saturday night, including damaging winds, hail and possible isolated tornadoes.
At 6 p.m., a severe thunderstorm watch was issued for the Interstate 95 corridor from Baltimore to Raleigh, North Carolina.
The severe weather is traced to a cold front that began in the Plains on Tuesday, along with storms that developed from the Midwest to Texas.
The storms caused at least three deaths in Cole, Oklahoma, with several tornadoes hitting Oklahoma City on Wednesday night.
Several tornadoes hit central Oklahoma, Kansas, southeastern Nebraska and western Iowa.
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued along the Interstate 95 corridor from Baltimore, Maryland to Raleigh, North Carolina
The severe weather was brought on by a cold front that began with severe weather in the Plains on Tuesday, followed by storms that killed three in the Midwest
The sky began to darken Saturday afternoon as a series of storms approached the east coast
It was a similar image in the sky over the nation’s capital in Washington DC
It was raining in Washington DC as activists took part in an Earth Day march
People participating in an Earth Day march titled “End the Era of Fossil Fuels” march back to Freedom Plaza on Saturday during a rainstorm in Washington, D.C.
Kent Reynolds removes debris from Wednesday’s tornado at his mother-in-law’s home in Cole, Oklahoma
Power Squads repair damage in Cole, Okla. The National Weather Service began issuing tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings in Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa in the evening
The damage to homes and businesses can be seen on Wednesday
On Thursday, severe weather stretched from Chicagoland to Texas, causing mostly wind damage and large hail, with a brief tornado causing some damage near Tyler, Texas.
Severe thunderstorms are possible from the mid-Atlantic to Florida on Saturday ahead of a cold front.
The threat of severe weather will fade after the front moves to the coast, which is expected to happen after sunset.
Nevertheless, there remains a risk of hail, gusty winds and isolated tornadoes.
The Storm Prediction Center is warning of possible hail up to 1 inch wide and wind gusts up to 70 mph.
Severe thunderstorms are possible in a line stretching from Philadelphia to southeastern Pennsylvania, through Maryland, Washington DC and Virginia to the beaches of North and South Carolina. Central Texas is also in the firing line
From space, the unsettled weather can be clearly seen as it continues along the east coast
While the risk of tornadoes is much less than in recent days, those living in affected areas should be aware of the possibility of large hail and damaging winds and gusts in excess of 60 mph
Severe thunderstorms are possible in a line stretching from Philadelphia to southeastern Pennsylvania, through Maryland, Washington DC and Virginia to the beaches of North and South Carolina.
Central Texas, including areas west of I-35 on the Edwards Plateau, such as Fredericksburg, Texas, may also experience very large hail.
While the risk of tornadoes is much less than in recent days, those living in affected areas should be aware of the possibility of large hail and damaging winds and gusts in excess of 60 mph.
‘This will mainly be for the afternoon to evening hours. Large hail could pose a threat and damaging winds will also be a possibility. So, let’s not be surprised if we see some hail associated with this storm. And this also applies to the Outer Banks of North Carolina,’ said fox again meteorologist Stephen Morgan.