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Heavy rains soaked the area, flooding roads and toppling trees. News4’s Derrick Ward shows where the water was so high, some people couldn’t even get into their neighborhoods.

Forecasters warn this is just the beginning of a potentially deadly hurricane season with up to 15 more named storms predicted for the season.

A flash flood watch is in effect as heavy rain is expected in the D.C. region Saturday night, Storm Team4 says. The flash flood watch is in effect for D.C., parts of Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland and parts of Arlington, Fairfax, Culpeper, Fauquier, Prince William and Loudoun counties in Virginia until 3 a.m. Sunday. See all...

Storm Team4’s Somara Theodore is tracking storms tonight.

Storm Team4 Meteorologist Lauryn Rickets has your early weather forecast for August 1, 2020.

Scattered thunderstorms rolled through the D.C. area Sunday evening, prompting warnings. A severe thunderstorm warning was in effect earlier for D.C. and some surrounding areas in Maryland an d Virginia. See all weather alerts here. Much like Saturday, Sunday has been muggy with temperatures reaching the 90s. Similar weather is expected Monday through Wednesday which will be with mostly...

Storm Team4 meteorologist Lauryn Ricketts has your weather forecast for July 5.

D.C. rescue teams helped bring trapped people to safety, including children, as waters quickly gushed into the Potomac Saturday. News4’s Darcy Spencer spoke with some of the rescue workers.

Storm Team4 is tracking a chance for isolated showers and storms Sunday evening. Father’s Day was muggy with temperatures reaching the 80s. Meteorologist Somara Theodore says the chance for any storms will continue through sunset and with that comes a concern for flooding. As a reminder, if you encounter a flooded area while driving, turn around. D.C. Fire and...

Storm Team4’s Somara Theodore has your forecast for tonight.

Storm Team4 meteorologist Lauryn Ricketts has your Father’s Day forecast.

Storm Team4’s Somara Theodore is tracking storms.

Heavy rains and flooding have prompted the evacuation of dozens of residences in southwestern Virginia, including 13 homes near an earthen dam in Roanoke

At least 33 people are dead and dozen dozen more are wounded after a string of tornadoes tore a path from the Deep South to the East Coast on Easter Sunday. The devastation stretches across multiple states, where homes and business were left in ruins. Mississippi was especially hard hit, with damage reported across nearly the entire state.

People who expected to get tested for coronavirus at FedExField on Monday will have to wait another day. The Prince George’s County executive opted to close the site for the day as poor weather conditions were expected.  Storm Team4 is expecting waves of storms Monday that could bring heavy rain, damaging winds and the risk of isolated tornadoes. Go...

Storms that killed more than 30 people in the Southeast, piling fresh misery atop a pandemic, spread across the eastern United States on Monday, leaving more than 1 million homes and businesses without power amid floods and mudslides. In Alabama, people seeking shelter from tornadoes huddled in community shelters, protective masks covering their faces to guard against the new coronavirus….

Strong storms have created dangerous conditions across the region. News4’s Justin Finch reports in Stafford County.

The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado in Virginia and several in Maryland during Friday morning’s serious storms. No injuries have been reported. At 7:20 a.m., an EF-O tornado in Leesburg, Virginia, traveled 3.3 miles. It had an estimated maximum wind speed of 85 mph and a maximum width of 250 yards. In Montgomery County, Maryland, two tornadoes have been…

This timelapse from a tower cam shows severe storms rolling over Washington D.C., Friday morning.