Update: 6:48 p.m. Tornado warning has expired for Fairfax County. NWS has confirmed a tornado in Dumfries earlier within the hour. We're under a severe thunderstorm warning now.
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The watch has been upgraded to a warning. Take cover. Move to an interior room and avoid windows. Get inside if you're outdoors. If driving, park and stay in your car or lie flat in a low spot. Don't take cover under highway overpasses.
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National Weather Service Doppler Radar spotted a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado near Triangle (Stafford area). It is moving northeast at 50 mph.
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The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch until 8 p.m. for Fairfax County and the D.C. metropolitan area.
Fairfax County issued an alert this afternoon warning residents of strong storms that could produce damaging winds, hail and tornadoes.
Tonight's forecast will see lows in the lower 60s and mostly cloudy skies, with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms.
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