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Hurricane Ian could impact the DMV as soon as this weekend
WASHINGTON (7News) — Hurricane Ian continues to strengthen and early Tuesday morning made landfall over western Cuba where significant wind and storm surge impacts are occurring.
Ian is now a major Hurricane, expected to make landfall Wednesday evening.
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The storm will weaken over land; however, tropical moisture will spread north into the Mid-Atlantic by the weekend.
DMV IMPACTS:
Rain chances have increased for the DMV area for the weekend. You can expect showers to rain on Saturday and moderate rain risk on Sunday. Some neighborhoods could see upwards of two inches of rain.
Local areas could also see a Flood Alert heading into next week as rain could continue into Monday and Tuesday.
The Baltimore-Washington area National Weather Service has started launching extra weather balloons to help collect data to provide better forecasts for the storm.
Make sure to stay up to date with the changing weather conditions and stay with the First Alert Team for additional updates.
