Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Parts of Northern Virginia

MAP: National Weather Service map, area in purple is under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch Monday until 10 p.m. Area in orange is under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 7:15 p.m.

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UPDATE: The NEWS has issued a new Severe Thunderstorm Warning at about 6:30 p.m. for the following areas:

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 627 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN CHARLES COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND... SOUTHWESTERN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND... SOUTHEASTERN FAIRFAX COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... SOUTHEASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... THE SOUTHEASTERN CITY OF ALEXANDRIA IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT * AT 626 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER LORTON...OR NEAR FORT BELVOIR...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...EXPECT HAIL AND WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. * THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN CHARLES...SOUTHWESTERN PRINCE GEORGES...SOUTHEASTERN FAIRFAX...AND SOUTHEASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTIES AND THE SOUTHEASTERN CITY OF ALEXANDRIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: WEST SPRINGFIELD...POTOMAC HEIGHTS...OCCOQUAN...CHELTENHAM...MOUNT VERNON...BRANDYWINE...TANTALLON...NORTHWOOD...CLIFTON AND JEFFERSON MANOR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. FOR YOUR PROTECTION GO INDOORS...IDEALLY TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUILDING.

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UPDATE: NWS has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for some areas of Northern VA until 6:30 p.m. The Warning, issued at 5:50 p.m.:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN FAIRFAX COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... CENTRAL PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... THE CITY OF MANASSAS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... THE CITY OF MANASSAS PARK IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... * UNTIL 630 PM EDT * AT 550 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LINTON HALL... OR 10 MILES WEST OF DALE CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS POSSIBLE ALONG WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DALE CITY...ANNANDALE...SPRINGFIELD...GROVETON...MANTUA...FORT BELVOIR... WOODBRIDGE...LAKE RIDGE...BURKE...LINTON HALL...LINCOLNIA...MONTCLAIR... LORTON...FRANCONIA...BULL RUN...NEWINGTON...LAKE BARCROFT...I395 AND I495 INTERCHANGE...MANASSAS AND WEST SPRINGFIELD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. FOR YOUR PROTECTION GO INDOORS...IDEALLY TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUILDING. &&

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The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Northern Virginia Monday, until 10 p.m.

The area includes Fredericksburg, Fairfax County, Fairfax City, Loudoun County, Prince William County, Arlington County, Falls Church, Leesburg and Alexandria.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is issued by the National Weather Service when conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.

A severe thunderstorm by definition is a thunderstorm that produces 1-inch hail or larger in diameter and/or winds equal or exceed 58 miles an hour. During the watch, people should review severe thunderstorm safety rules and be prepared to move a place of safety if threatening weather approaches.