Heavy Winds Expected To Sweep Across DC, NoVA Bringing Gusts Up To 50 MPH

WASHINGTON, DC — National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for most of the Washington, D.C. area. The advisory is in effect from 11 a.m. on Monday to 1 a.m. on Tuesday.

Residents can expect winds of 15 to 25 mph to sweep through the region with from southwest, including gusts of up to 50 mph, according to NWS. In the evening, the wind will shift to the northeast.

The public is advised to secure objects that could be blown about by heavy winds. Gusts may also bring down tree limbs and power lines, which could lead to power outages across the region.

The wind advisory affects the following areas:

Washington, D.C.

Maryland: Baltimore, Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County, Charles County, St. Marys County, Calvert County, Montgomery County, Howard County, Harford County, Washington, Frederick, Ballenger Creek, Eldersburg, Westminster, Reisterstown, Cockeysville, Elkton, Baltimore, Bowie, Suitland-Silver Hill, Clinton, College Park, Greenbelt, Laurel, Camp Springs, Glen Burnie, Annapolis, Severn, South Gate, Severna Park, Arnold, Odenton, St. Charles, Waldorf, Lexington Park, California, Chesapeake Beach, Huntingtown, Dunkirk, North Beach, Lusby, Prince Frederick, Germantown, Damascus, Bethesda, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, Lisbon, Columbia, Ellicott City, Jarrettsville, Aberdeen, and Lovingston.

Virginia: Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax County, Fairfax City, Falls Church, Stafford County, Spotsylvania, Fauquier County, Loudoun County, Manassas, Manassas ark, Prince William County, King George County, Charlottesville, Stanardsville, Madison, Orange, Gordonsville, Culpeper, Dale City, Manassas, Woodbridge, Lake Ridge, Montclair, Reston, Herndon, Annandale, Centreville, Chantilly, McLean, Franconia, Falmouth, Fredericksburg, Dahlgren, Warrenton, Turnbull, Purcellville, Leesburg, Ashburn, and Sterling.