Tornado confirmed in Maryland as storms move through I-95 corridor from Pennsylvania to Carolinas on Saturday

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Soggy Sunday expected for parts of Northeast

The cold front that brought strong storms along the East Coast on Saturday is slowly moving eastward. While no longer severe, a slow stream of moisture will continue to bring widespread rain to parts of the Northeast. The rain will gradually shift to New England throughout Sunday, with the heaviest rain expected to wrap up Sunday night.

The final day of a multiday severe weather event brought the threat of damaging winds and hail to millions from eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey southward to the Carolinas.

Severe Thunderstorm Watches stretched hundreds of miles on Saturday afternoon, and local National Weather Service offices even issued a handful of Tornado Warnings for the strongest storms.

The cold front responsible for the storms kicked off with severe weather over the Plains on Tuesday. Less than 24 hours later, a slug of moisture helped storms develop from the Midwest to Texas and were responsible for killing at least three people in Cole, Oklahoma. Several tornadoes struck south and east of the Oklahoma City metro Wednesday night.

The increased threat of storms on Saturday diminished once the cold front moved offshore, leaving behind a much clearer and more comfortable Sunday.

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Tornado causes damage in Cole, Oklahoma

A tornado caused damage in Cole, Oklahoma, as an outbreak erupted on Wednesday. 

Tornado confirmed in western Maryland

Storms were reported from Florida through Pennsylvania, with sporadic damage primarily involving falling trees.

Poolesville, Maryland, and communities in eastern Pennsylvania appeared to be the hardest hit.

The National Weather Service office responsible for the Baltimore-Washington region confirmed Poolesville was hit by an EF-0 tornado shortly before 2 p.m. EDT Saturday afternoon. The twister had estimated peak winds of 75 mph and tracked about 100 yards (300 feet) before dissipating. No injuries were reported, according to the NWS.

Farther north, in Pennsylvania, trees were reported down in the towns of Palmyra and Hershey, and there were extensive power outages in the state.

Immediately after the storms, PowerOutage.US reported around 35,000 outages in Pennsylvania, with more than 10,000 in Maryland.

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