A wave of destructively strong storms moving through the US north-east has left two people dead, caused thousands of flight cancellations and left more than 1.1m homes and businesses without power.
The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for the greater DC area, lasting until 9pm, as well as a flood warning extending through Tuesday morning. A special statement warned: “There is a significant threat for damaging and locally destructive hurricane-force winds, along with the potential for large hail and tornadoes, even strong tornadoes.”
