chuckhoffmann Wrote:
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> The National Weather Service has posted a tornado
> watch for a number of Virginia localities,
> including Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax,
> until 5:00 this evening.
>
> Watch the skies.
>
>
http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=VA12
> 5142BA42D0.TornadoWatch.125142BB44A0VA.WNSWOU4.b55
> d474c41c6b13158faf23f1f094173
Thanks Chuck, I just heard this on WTOP and was racing to my computer to get this out.
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?site=lwx&zmx=1&zmy=1&map_x=238&map_y=104&x=239&y=105
This Afternoon Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then isolated showers. High near 52. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
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Tornado Watch
http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=VAZ053&warncounty=VAC059&firewxzone=VAZ053&local_place1=&product1=Tornado+Watch
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 24
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1040 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014
TORNADO WATCH 24 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
VAC001-007-013-025-033-036-041-053-057-059-073-075-081-085-087-
093-095-097-099-101-103-111-115-117-119-127-131-133-135-145-149-
153-159-175-177-179-181-183-193-199-510-550-570-595-600-610-620-
630-650-670-683-685-700-710-730-735-740-760-800-810-830-
212200-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0024.140221T1540Z-140221T2200Z/
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ACCOMACK AMELIA ARLINGTON
BRUNSWICK CAROLINE CHARLES CITY
CHESTERFIELD DINWIDDIE ESSEX
FAIRFAX GLOUCESTER GOOCHLAND
GREENSVILLE HANOVER HENRICO
ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY KING AND QUEEN
KING GEORGE KING WILLIAM LANCASTER
LUNENBURG MATHEWS MECKLENBURG
MIDDLESEX NEW KENT NORTHAMPTON
NORTHUMBERLAND NOTTOWAY POWHATAN
PRINCE GEORGE PRINCE WILLIAM RICHMOND
SOUTHAMPTON SPOTSYLVANIA STAFFORD
SURRY SUSSEX WESTMORELAND
YORK
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
ALEXANDRIA CHESAPEAKE COLONIAL HEIGHTS
EMPORIA FAIRFAX FALLS CHURCH
FRANKLIN FREDERICKSBURG HAMPTON
HOPEWELL MANASSAS MANASSAS PARK
NEWPORT NEWS NORFOLK PETERSBURG
POQUOSON PORTSMOUTH RICHMOND
SUFFOLK VIRGINIA BEACH WILLIAMSBURG
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
1047 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014
ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>057-
221300-
CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
PATAPSCO RIVER INCLUDING BALTIMORE HARBOR-
CHESTER RIVER TO QUEENSTOWN MD-EASTERN BAY-
CHOPTANK RIVER TO CAMBRIDGE MD AND THE LITTLE CHOPTANK RIVER-
PATUXENT RIVER TO BROOMES ISLAND MD-
TANGIER SOUND AND THE INLAND WATERS SURROUNDING BLOODSWORTH
ISLAND-DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-
SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-
CALVERT-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-
1047 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MARYLAND PORTION OF THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY...TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN
CENTRAL MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 24 IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OUTLOOK AREA UNTIL 5
PM. THE PRIMARY THREAT IS STILL DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS...WITH A THREAT FOR TORNADOES INCREASING SOUTHEAST FROM
WASHINGTON DC.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL WATERS TODAY. SPECIAL
MARINE WARNINGS ARE LIKELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLE WATER
SPOUTS IN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NECESSARY OVER THE WATERS MONDAY.
ACCUMULATING WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE BOTH TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
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