Muggy heat may give way to heavy showers, turbulent afternoon storms in DC region

Muggy heat may give way to heavy showers, turbulent afternoon storms in DC region

While temperatures hit the low 90s, a Monday afternoon weathermaker could bring strong wind, rain and storms to the D.C. region. The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the D.C. area until 9 p.m. 7News First Alert Meteorologist Mark Peña said the afternoon weather event could bring “damaging winds up to 68 mph as well as bringing very heavy rainmakers, anywhere from around a half to over an inch” in some neighborhoods…