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Severe Weather: Tornado Watch In Effect for DC
National Weather Service says severe thunderstorms expected in the District and surrounding areas through 10 p.m. Friday.
The DC Alerts system sent out an alert Wednesday afternoon indicating a Tornado Watch is in effect for the local area through 10 p.m.
The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center is forecasting a risk of "severe thunderstorms" Friday afternoon and evening from eastern Georgia and the Carolinas northward across Virginia and Maryland and into southern Pennsylvania.
The watch is also in effect for Fairfax, Arlington, Alexandria and Loudoun counties, among other areas.
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"The main threat is damaging wind, though a few supercell thunderstorms, capable of producing tornadoes, are possible," the organization said on its website.
A tornado watch indicates "conditions are favorable for a tornado and that tornadoes are possible."
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Thunderstorms in the area can meant power outages are also on the way, especially in Glover Park.
Charge your electronics now and pull out the flashlights just in case.
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