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DCA hit 55 interhour, now back up to 57.

Elkins hit 35 intrahour, at 6 am 36. That's the coolest spot I found on the NWS maps.

From the LWX 953 AFD: As for thunderstorm timing, expect convection to begin to bubble over areas just east of Alleghenies (ahead of the dry slot) early to mid-afternoon before advancing toward the I-81 corridor and Blue Ridge around 20-22z/4-6pm. Beyond this point convection continues east toward the metros between 22-2z/6-10pm. Convection gradually wanes before midnight with any severe threat wrapping up after sunset.

LWX radio just announced a severe thunderstorm watch.

Am I seeing tiniest bits of hail in the downpour near Crystal City??

Basically from Montgomery/Fairfax/PW eastward.

STW posted per NOAA radio.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Tornado Warning National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 147 PM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024 The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Tornado Warning for... North central Montgomery County in central Maryland... Southeastern Frederick County in north central Maryland... * Until 215 PM EDT. * At 147 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Ballenger Creek, or near Harry Grove Stadium, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...For those in the direct path of a tornado touchdown, flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Damage to roofs, siding, and windows may occur. Mobile homes may be damaged or destroyed. Tree damage is likely. * This dangerous storm will be near... Damascus and Green Valley around 155 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Monrovia and Ijamsville.

Lightning and thunder right now in south Arlington VA. Thought I heard hail, but didn't see any.

Went from dime-sized to quarter-sized mixing in (plus a few chunks) in the Crystal City area. Back to quiet...

I think I just heard a rumble of thunder. Then another.

the lower Patuxent as well as the lower Potomac.

Tornado watch just issued for Patuxent river.

Flood warning up for AA and Howard.

As a walker-wielding warminista, I'm GLAD!! All I saw this morning was a dusting on the ivy. NO impediment to deliveries. ((I take it the Taylor Swift/Jim Cantore has been long since called off...)) For those who have been around a short time, I'm referring to the "Pamela Anderson" non-storm.

The latest: DCA 44 IAD 43 BWI 43 Did Taylor Swift leave the building?? ((hoping to not have to call on someone to excavate the walker-wielding warminista))

Seriously, both DCA and IAD are reporting 45 degrees at last count. Just wrap me and DCA up in a 34 degree blanket and wake me up for St. Patrick's Day... wait, that might be too soon. The rest of you can have all the s*** you want.

I just moved to typing from bed....

Wave of school delays, closures begin coming in for Wednesday (msn.com) And no one wants to have skiddings into streets because they couldn't see the i***...

To parody a Van Halen song (as a dedicated warminista): We'll get lower and lowerForecasts will declineWe'll get lower and lowerTheir wishes resign

WTOP said PG schools will be closed.

WTOP is reporting increased traction issues.

PW and Manassas city both closed.

I switched channels and found Loudoun County had pulled the trigger too.

Up to about an inch on elevated surfaces in Arlington. My Hill of Doom MUST have been brined. Otherwise, the sidewalks and driveway partially caved in again. (Thinking about it, I'm not TOO surpized that Falls Church called it early. The high points are about 400 feet elevation, and with the latest NWS update..."5 for us? No bus."