Alert: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 3 at 6:13PM EDT expiring August 3 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Event: Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Sender Name: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Issued: 2017-08-03T18:14:00-04:00
Expires: 2017-08-03T19:00:00-04:00
Description: The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
The northwestern District of Columbia…
South central Montgomery County in central Maryland…
The eastern City of Fairfax in northern Virginia…
Arlington County in northern Virginia…
The City of Falls Church in northern Virginia…
Central Fairfax County in northern Virginia…
The northwestern City of Alexandria in northern Virginia…

* Until 700 PM EDT

* At 613 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Burke, or
over Annandale, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches
to fall. This could injure those outdoors, as well as
damage homes and vehicles. Roadways may become blocked by
downed trees. Localized power outages are possible.
Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.

* Locations impacted include…
Arlington, Alexandria, Bethesda, Annandale, Springfield, Fairfax,
Vienna, Falls Church, Mantua, Pimmit Hills, Mclean, American Legion
Bridge, Rosslyn, Potomac, Burke, Oakton, Lincolnia, Tysons Corner,
Wolf Trap and Great Falls.

Instruction: Get indoors to protect yourself from wind and lightning. Trees around
you may be downed from damaging winds, so if you are near large
trees, move to an interior room on the lowest floor. Don’t drive
underneath trees or in wooded areas until the threat has passed.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Arlington; City of Fairfax; Montgomery; City of Alexandria; City of Falls Church; District of Columbia; Fairfax

Message Identifier: NWS-IDP-PROD-2475440-2313116
CAP MessageType: Alert