Maryland authorities have confirmed that tornadoes touched down near Baltimore-Washington International Airport, Columbia, Laurel and a few other parts of the Baltimore region on Thursday afternoon. They were associated with a line of storms that blew through around 4:15 p.m.

The National Weather Service also confirmed a tornado touched ground near Olney. The storm was reported to be moving east at 50 mph around 4:06 p.m., reports WRC-TV.

Tornado warnings have been issued for both Maryland and Virginia as a strong line of storms moves over the area.

Flights have been affected by the severe weather with Baltimore-Washington International (Thurgood Marshall) Airport and Ronald Reagan National Airport in Virginia ordering ground stops on Thursday morning, reports WRC-TV. Delays are also expected at Dulles International Airport in Virginia.

The swift-moving storms have brought high winds, hail, lighting and the threat of flash flooding throughout the region.

The storms are expected to affect the area into the late afternoon and evening.

Three tornadoes were confirmed by the weather service to have touched down in Maryland on Monday. They touched down in Fork, Baltimore and Coltons Point with a rating of EF-o.

Thursday's storm system also caused numerous tornadoes, hail and flooding in the Midwest. Massive power outages were also reported in the region, reports Weather.com.

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