Tornado Watch Covers More Than 15 Million People Across Mid-Atlantic

U.S.|More than 15 cardinal radical successful the Mid-Atlantic are nether a tornado watch.

• Aug. 18, 2021, 2:18 p.m. ET

For the 2nd time successful a row, a immense expanse of the East Coast faced a tornado menace connected Wednesday successful the aftermath of Tropical Depression Fred, with much than 15 cardinal radical successful the Mid-Atlantic nether a tornado watch until 8 p.m. Eastern time, the National Weather Service said.

The ticker extended to parts of 4 states — Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania — and included Washington, D.C.

The Weather Service said that isolated upwind gusts of up to 70 miles per hr were imaginable successful the region, successful summation to marble-size hail.

On Tuesday night, the Weather Service issued astatine slightest 10 tornado warnings successful North and South Carolina, meaning that a tornado had been spotted oregon picked up connected radar. Tornadoes were reported connected Tuesday successful Edgefield, S.C., and successful Iredell County, N.C., astir 50 miles northbound of Charlotte.