For the second day in a row, a vast expanse of the East Coast faced a tornado threat on Wednesday in the wake of Tropical Depression Fred, with more than 15 million people in the Mid-Atlantic region under a tornado watch until 8 p.m. Eastern time, the National Weather Service said. The watch extended to parts of four states — Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania — and included Washington, D.C. The Weather Service said that isolated wind gusts of up to 70 miles per hour were possible in the region, in addition to marble-size hail. In Hegins, Pa. which is about 45 miles northeast of Harrisburg, several videos emerged on Wednesday afternoon that showed a tornado moving through the area.

Source: New York Times August 18, 2021 18:19 UTC