In the immediate D.C. region, flooding rains are the biggest concern, but scattered damaging wind gusts from strong to severe thunderstorms remain on the table. Rain Friday and Friday night will become heavy at times from VA to southeast NY with flooding and flash flooding possible. As for widespread, strong to severe winds in thunderstorms, that possibility is greater to the south and east of the District. Risk of severe thunderstorms Friday, according to the National Weather Service. We will need to carefully assess trends Friday afternoon; we cannot completely rule out the elevated risk area for severe storms advancing farther north, putting us closer to the zone of most likely severe weather.

Source: Washington Post April 18, 2019 16:21 UTC