A portion of Reston is now under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning as strong storms approach from the west.
Forecasters say wind up to 60 miles per hour, as well as penny-sized hail, is possible as a result of the storm.
More from the National Weather Service:
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
448 PM EDT WED JUL 17 2019THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN LOUDOUN COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA…
THE CITY OF FAIRFAX IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA…
NORTHWESTERN FAIRFAX COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA…
EAST CENTRAL FAUQUIER COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA…
THE CITY OF MANASSAS PARK IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA…
NORTHWESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA…
THE CITY OF MANASSAS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA…* UNTIL 530 PM EDT.
* AT 448 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HAYMARKET, OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH RIDING, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT…DAMAGING WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES TO FALL. THIS COULD INJURE THOSE OUTDOORS, AS WELL AS DAMAGE HOMES AND VEHICLES. ROADWAYS MAY BECOME BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. UNSECURED LIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE… CENTREVILLE, RESTON, ANNANDALE, SOUTH RIDING, HERNDON, FAIRFAX, VIENNA, MANTUA, DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, LINTON HALL, OAKTON, CHANTILLY, TYSONS CORNER, WOLF TRAP, GREAT FALLS, MERRIFIELD, BULL RUN, HAYMARKET, ARCOLA AND I66 AND I495 INTERCHANGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Centreville VA, Reston VA, Manassas VA until 5:30 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/1h60gDvfTo
— NWS DC/Baltimore (@NWS_BaltWash) July 17, 2019
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