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Tornado warnings were issued in Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Friday morning as the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northern Virginia.
Within the last 5 min light drizzling rain has turned into a down pour in #Leesburg & moving north east Follow @ABC7EileenW & @VJohnsonABC7 for the latest #VAtraffic #GMW pic.twitter.com/HOmNUzIQWD
— Julie Wright (@thejuliewright) February 7, 2020
Part of a roof ripped off in Lower Chichester on Worrolow St near Beale St. No reports of injuries @6abc pic.twitter.com/n8PFcgw3t5
— Annie McCormick (@6abcAnnie) February 7, 2020
\"Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall,\" the National Weather Service warned. \"Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.\"
Snapped trees, downed power lines, and damaged roofs in Carroll County, MD after strong winds hit Friday morning. #weather #StormWatch7 @ABC7News pic.twitter.com/aanbdLaViM
— Kellye Lynn (@ABC7Kellye) February 7, 2020
Video of a tree that split after strong winds moved through Westminster in Carroll County, MD. Residents had been alerted of a #tornado warning in the area. pic.twitter.com/GvSZwMbcBD
— Kellye Lynn (@ABC7Kellye) February 7, 2020
A Frederick County family shows us the damage this morning’s storm did to their Monrovia farm. Powerful winds destroyed two silos and a barn. The property owner joked that he tried to start the tractor seen in the debris, and it still runs! #gmm2 @wmar2news pic.twitter.com/ynF69Uex1i
— Mark Roper (@MarkRoperTV) February 7, 2020
Rt 109 between 355 & 270. Trees down across the road and on a car. No injuries. Crews working to open the road. @MCFRSNews @mcfrsPIO pic.twitter.com/or8SZKUZuu
— Jason Blake (@mcfrsPIO7) February 7, 2020
I’m heading to #MontgomeryCounty where there are reports of down trees and wires due to the severe weather. Keep following @ABC7News for weather updates all across the DMV! pic.twitter.com/I8cWLRwLRz
— Kristen Powers (@ABC7Kristen) February 7, 2020
Over the last three days, 380 damaging storms were reported from Louisiana to New Jersey, including 29 reported tornadoes.
The severe storms killed five people in the South, from Alabama to Tennessee to South Carolina to North Carolina, according to The Associated Press.
Another tree on Perimeter Center East. Use caution. Public Works has just arrived to begin cleanup. pic.twitter.com/2oHRNb48rm
— Dunwoody Police (@DunwoodyPolice) February 6, 2020
Please, continue to stay #weatheraware throughout the day. Stay connected on all City of
— City of Concord Fire Department (@ConcordNCFire) February 6, 2020
Concord social media platforms for updated information. 📸 damage from earlier today. pic.twitter.com/jTcCcX0eo0
Almost 6 inches of rain fell from Georgia to the Carolinas and southern Virginia, flooding neighborhoods, prompting rescues and cutting off entire towns.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency Thursday night.
I've just declared a state of emergency in response to heavy rains and extreme flooding in #SWVA and across multiple jurisdictions of the Commonwealth. Virginians should remain vigilant and follow instructions from emergency officials. https://t.co/KBkVc6B8cV
— Ralph Northam (@GovernorVA) February 6, 2020
The storm system will continue to strengthen as it moves through the Northeast with heavy snow across the interior Northeast, ice in Northern New England and high winds along the coast.
Parts of upstate New York and northern New England are already seeing a foot of snow.
Wind advisories stretch from Georgia to New England as gusts could reach over 50 mph through Friday afternoon.
Strong storms moving into #NYC #NYwx #NYCwx pic.twitter.com/SpglUGCF2O
— Alexander Hall (@alexanderhall) February 7, 2020
A storm is also hitting parts of the Rockies Friday. Over 2 feet of snow has already fallen in the Colorado mountains as 4 to 7 inches of snow hits the Denver area.
Next, a system will hit the Pacific Northwest Friday with coastal rain and mountain snow. It will move inland across the northern and central Rockies on Saturday.
By Sunday morning the storm will move into the Plains. Winter storm watches are in effect from South Dakota to Wisconsin.
The storm will move east on Monday, possibly bringing a messy commute with it. The interior Northeast may get heavy snow while D.C., New York and Boston are forecast to be hit with rain.
ABC News' Matt Seyler contributed to this report.
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