For the absolute latest updates from NWS, click on the image above.TORNADO WATCH – CANCELED
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
605 PM EDT SUN APR 14 2019
TORNADO WATCH 67 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
VA
. VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALBEMARLE ARLINGTON AUGUSTA
CLARKE CULPEPER FAIRFAX
FAUQUIER FREDERICK GREENE
HIGHLAND KING GEORGE LOUDOUN
MADISON NELSON ORANGE
PAGE PRINCE WILLIAM RAPPAHANNOCK
ROCKINGHAM SHENANDOAH SPOTSYLVANIA
STAFFORD WARREN
VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE
ALEXANDRIA CHARLOTTESVILLE FAIRFAX
FALLS CHURCH FREDERICKSBURG HARRISONBURG
MANASSAS MANASSAS PARK STAUNTON
WAYNESBORO WINCHESTER
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 67
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
605 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2019
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
District Of Columbia
Maryland
Northern Virginia
Far Eastern West Virginia
Coastal Waters
* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 605 PM
until 300 AM EDT.
* Primary threats include…
A few tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
SUMMARY…Initially, semi-discrete individual supercells may pose a
tornado and damaging wind risk across northern Virginia early this
evening, with other storms expected to develop and race
northeastward across the region later tonight. Damaging winds and a
tornado risk will exist with a potential multiple round of storms.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
east and west of a line from 25 miles southeast of Charlottesville
VA to 25 miles northeast of Martinsburg WV. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU7).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
REMEMBER…A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch
area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for
threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements
and possible warnings.
