photo by 202annie from the last tornado back in July
From the AlertDC:
“The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for The District of Columbia until 8:00 PM EDT.”
Update: “The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a Flash Flood Watch to include portions of the District of Columbia until 10:00 PM EDT this evening
Multiple rounds of heavy showers and thunderstorms will affect the region from this evening through Wednesday evening. Tropical moisture will lead to potential precipitation rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour. Localized storm total rain amounts in excess of 3 inches are possible.
Heavy rain over a short amount of time may result in rapid rises on streams and creeks and in urbanized and poor drainage areas.”