JUST IN: Fairfax County Under Severe Thunderstorm Warning

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Fairfax County.

The warning went into effect at 3:30 p.m. today (Monday) and will be in effect until 4:15 p.m. NWS said a severe thunderstorm near Dulles International Airport was moving northeast at 15 miles per hour at 3:30 p.m.

NWS said that damaging winds with up to 60 mph gusts and quarter size hail could cause trees and power lines to fall.

“For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building,” according to NWS.

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