Bethesda is now under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
… A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA… THE CITY OF FAIRFAX… THE CITY OF FALLS CHURCH… THE CITY OF MANASSAS… THE CITY OF MANASSAS PARK… FAIRFAX… FAUQUIER… HOWARD… ANNE ARUNDEL… PRINCE GEORGES… STAFFORD… PRINCE WILLIAM… ARLINGTON… CHARLES AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA…
AT 401 PM EDT… SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE DETECTED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BWI AIRPORT TO FRIENDLY TO 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF STAFFORD… AND WERE MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE… BRYANS ROAD… POTOMAC HEIGHTS… INDIAN HEAD… ACCOKEEK… RISON… MARBURY… PISGAH… IRONSIDES…
THIS IS A DANGEROUS LINE OF STORMS. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH… MOVE INDOORS TO A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO… REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
THIS LINE OF STORMS HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
Earlier: A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Bethesda and the surrounding region through 10:00 p.m.
Forecasters say an approaching line of storms could bring heavy rain and damaging winds. From the National Weather Service:
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 10PM EDT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. SOME STORMS WILL PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 70 MPH. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
