3pm: Turned off radar here so you can see the Flash Flood Warning (green box), that overlaps with the Severe T’storm Warning (yellow box), covering much of Fairfax County and DC plus southern Montgomery County.
NWS says 0.5-1.5 in of rain has fallen and another 1-2.5 in possible #cwgalerts
2:45pm: Severe Thunderstorm Warning covers the District and parts of Fairfax, Prince William, and southern Montgomery counties until 3:30 with potential for damaging 60mph gusts. A ton of lightning and heavy rain too. #cwgalerts
2:04pm: We’re watching 3 distinct lines of thunderstorms advancing into the DC area from the west, with some storms (yellow boxes) having already been warned for severe, damaging wind potential. #cwgalerts
Severe Thunderstorm Watch for DC region until 9pm Tuesday. Storms already moving in from the west. Follow radar, warnings, our updates and full coverage at cwg.live #cwgalerts
4:27 pm: New storm quickly popped up on outflow boundaries from prior storms. Warning for parts of DC and central PG County until 5p. Gusts to 60 mph possible with storm as it moves slowly south. #cwgalerts
4:06 pm: Another warning for potential gusts up to 60 mph south of the Beltway. Runs till 430.
A gust of 70 mph was observed at Dulles last hour with a storm collapsing overhead. #cwgalerts
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5:33 pm: Severe storm moving into Loudoun County. Gusty winds up to 60 mph and hail to quarter size. Targets Montgomery County next hour if it holds together. #cwgalerts
