ASHBURN | Looming behind the Washington Redskins’ travel plans to Tampa Bay for their final preseason game was Tropical Depression Nine. As a yet-to-be named weather squall, its impact seemed moderate. That changed Monday night and into Tuesday evening.
Late Monday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced that the game would be moved from Thursday evening to Wednesday at 8 p.m. to avoid the impact expected from Tropical Depression Nine. Tuesday, the national weather service announced that the severe weather was expected to develop into a tropical storm by day’s end. That means heavy rain, high winds, possible coastal flooding and even an isolated tornado chance.