Weather
Tornado Warning In DC Leads To Ominous US Capitol Announcement
Everyone near the National Mall got quite a scare after a tornado warning was issued Thursday afternoon.
When the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning that included downtown D.C. and the National Mall in the middle of the afternoon on Thursday, it led to this ominous announcement over the loudspeakers in the U.S. Capitol (video embedded below):
"Due to severe weather, Capitol complex staff and visitors are directed to move to a severe weather shelter location, stay indoors and away from exterior windows and doors, or seek other means of shelter."
A tornado warning means that meteorologists have spotted rotation on radar that usually indicates a tornado.
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They just made an announcement in the US Capitol to seek shelter and to stay away from windows and exterior doors due to the tornado warning in DC. I’ve never heard this before: pic.twitter.com/tNFf59XNSu
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) May 23, 2019
Frank Thorp, an NBC News reported who posted the above video, also noted that at the time of the announcement, the Senate was beginning a vote related to disaster aid.
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