India, July 10 -- A strong storm has already struck the Mid-Atlantic and the Southeast on Wednesday and is threatening to cause severe thunderstorms and flash flooding for over 27 million people in Washington, D.C.

National Weather Service (NWS) reported flash flood warnings are currently active for Washington, D.C., Maryland, and parts of Virginia until 8:45 PM ET.

"A Flood Watch has been issued for locations to the east of the Blue Ridge for Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday evening," NWS Baltimore-Washington posted on X.

Rainfalls of 2 to 3 inches on an hourly basis are predicted in some parts. Flooding would occur quickly, considering the fact that the soil would already be saturated due to recent downpours. Storm drains are an ex...