We bust the record; rough weather tonight
Records have been tumbling all over the place this afternoon.
At BWI, we reached a high temperature of 72 degrees between 1 and 2 p.m., besting the old record of 72 degrees, set on this date in 1938.
There was also a new high temperature record at Reagan National Airport. It was 74 degrees there this afternoon, breaking the 69-degree record set in 1938.
Dulles International also set a new record of 71 degrees today. They broke the old record of 66, set in 1990.
That's all about to come crashing to an end. Here is the Hazardous Weather Advisory posted for this area:
"A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC THIS AFTERNOON.
THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE METROPOLITAN AREAS OF
WASHINGTON DC AND BALTIMORE...THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND CHESAPEAKE BAY
THIS EVENING BETWEEN 7 PM AND 11 PM. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...IN EXCESS OF 70
MPH...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. IN ADDITION...THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES."
