Fairfax County is under a Tornado Watch until 10 p.m. today (Thursday).
The National Weather Service issued the alert shortly after 3:30 p.m.
Forecasters say that residents in the Tysons-area may see heavy thunderstorms this evening.
Be Aware: There is a POTENTIAL for TORNADOES and DAMAGING WIND GUSTS from severe thunderstorms this afternoon & early tonight for a large part of our area. Stay weather aware & be ready to seek shelter if warnings are issued or severe weather threatens. #vawx #mdwx #dcwx #wvwx pic.twitter.com/GB9xtpM4WE
— NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS_BaltWash) September 3, 2020
BREAKING: Tornado watch issued for entire region until 10 p.m. Storms with torrential rain, localized damaging winds likely through this evening. A few tornadoes cannot be ruled out.
Updates: https://t.co/5SDZ7bq9nl pic.twitter.com/k08D1HvUJ7
— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) September 3, 2020
Stay weather alert this afternoon and evening as scattered to numerous severe storms are expected to move across our area from west to east. The main threat will be damaging wind gusts, but tornadoes cannot be ruled out. For the latest forecast visit https://t.co/t54l4ELo2o pic.twitter.com/UwlivesMBs
— NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS_BaltWash) September 3, 2020
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