Posted on 09/17/2004 3:30:46 PM PDT by Cheetah1
According to CHannel 4, people are literally running from airplanes for cover at Dulles. Dulles is shut down
I saw that as I was getting home this afternoon from Quantico - we were headed south. Crossed right in front of me and the guy driving then it looked like it headed down Stafford Courthouse Road (Exit 140) westbound. Traffic was almost standing still. About another mile down the road (mile marker 139), you could see where it crossed the median. Trees were down, the left lane blocked by an ambulance (a car had it the guardrail), and there was debris (sticks and leaves) covering the entire interstate. I wish I had a camera with me - it was quite a sight.
Careful Mo. I hear that there are now tornado watches in Pennsylvania.
Make that tornado warnings.
Probably just phone systems overloaded... OTOH, one of the tornadoes went pretty much straight up 28 through Centreville, Chantilly, Dulles, and from hear tell, right through the AOL Campus >:-D
I live on the 8th floor of a 16 sory condominium. What am I supposed to do?
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Re-spell story and head for the basement!!!! :)
Tornado now reported entering Cheasapeak Bay & heading towars the tunnel
We get twisters here in Oklahoma every spring and fall, but you never get used to it. We've been lucky so far.
Damages reported in Chantilly Area.
The power of the forces of nature always astound me. Well, prayers going up for the safety of folks down there.
Manassas tornado - major damage
I'm in Germantown MD and all we have is rain and some lightning
Traffic on I-95 south of DC gridlocked because of trees, debris on road.
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They just said the warnings stretch from Myrtle Beach to Northern Pennsylvania.
WTOP had a caller than described a tornado spinning right past the AOL campus.
hi, prayers for your son ... mine's out delivering Papa John's !!!
YIPES!!!!
MANY prayers for all involved...
Mo, if you're here...go grab the kids. NOW!
Nevermind. I'm bad. Been there, done that. Wasn't aware those specific features were available in the radar summary there.
Just called my brother-in-law in Leesburg. It's about over in that area and he's okay.
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