The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch and coastal flood warning for the Washington region as powerful thunderstorms are expected to hit the area Saturday afternoon and evening.

The weather service’s forecast says the storms could produce damaging winds with gusts of up to 40 mph. Showers and thunderstorms are expected through the evening.

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