Update: D.C. National Mall Evacuated Tornado Warning County of Fairfax, Virginia

NWS ^ | July 4, 2007

[RDTF]

* TORNADO WARNING FOR... CITY OF FAIRFAX IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA CITY OF FALLS CHURCH IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA FAIRFAX COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA

* UNTIL 615 PM EDT

* AT 528 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION NEAR CENTREVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... OAKTON... BURKE... MERRIFIELD... THE I66 AND I495 INTERCHANGE... VIENNA... TYSONS CORNER... ANNANDALE... THE I395 AND I495 INTERCHANGE... SPRINGFIELD...

IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER NOW! IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS!

MOTORISTS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD ABANDON VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER! DO NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES! TAKE COVER IN A NEARBY STURDY BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...TAKE COVER IN A DITCH OR CULVERT. PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS!

LAT...LON 3888 7755 3882 7752 3873 7716 3895 7719

$$ HTS/MANNING

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Update:

Fox News

National Mall Cleared For Fear of Tornados

WASHINGTON — U.S. Park Police evacuated thousands of people from the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday afternoon, as severe weather interrupted July Fourth festivities.

Authorities used loudspeakers to ask Independence Day revelers to clear off the lawn and head to safer locations, including museums lining the National Mall, until further notice.

The National Weather Service has placed all of Maryland under a tornado watch until 10 p.m. ET. That means conditions are favorable for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms. A tornado warning was also issued for an area of Montgomery County, Md., a suburb of the city, and funnel clouds had been spotted in the county. A tornado was also reportedly spotted in Columbia, Md., part of the Metro D.C. area.

Continued: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288070,00.html

[popdonnelly]

“right now they have Little Richard on. LOL”

Hey, some of us are old enough to appreciate rhythm and blues.

[RDTF]

ya know, he really rocked the crowd!

[Gabz]

Smuggle a bottle of wine? ROFL! There was a cooler of beer in the truck. :-)

The wind was wicked and I’m sure that played a major part in the fact the fireworks did not last as long as normal

[RockinRight]

I’m just southeast of Columbia. That first storm didn’t give us so much as a drop of rain, but 3 miles north of here it was a doozy.

About an hour after that a second storm hit us here.

[RDTF]

just heard on the news that in Ellicott City a man was burned on his legs while working on his laptop when lightning struck!

[Vision]

Wow, post more if you get the story. Crazy.

I told you the lightning was crazy.

[this_ol_patriot]

Yeap they go celebrate their freedom by going through 40 checkpoints. sigh. Glad I had the pleasure pre-9/11.

Yep every 4th of July I celebrate all the freedoms taken from us in the name of safety and security. I feel real safe now except from tornados and being shot at by some hoodlum in the Bastion of Liberty.

[lainie]

I can dig it. Though, that’s not saying much.

[lainie]

I live far out in the country, in a place that’s desert, so I can see pretty much 15-20 miles in any direction. There are 3 or 4 minor towns within eyeshot at night. It’s amazing and fantastic to see all the civil disobedience going off outside. All of it is perfectly harmless, there’s no danger of cataclysmic inferno. It’s awesome.

[TxCopper]

You have the greatest tag line EVER!

Thanks.

[leda]

shorter? cooler of beer?

so i’m guessing it was at least a lil fun?

[Gabz]

Yes, we had fun, but it was obvious the weather played a large part in the duration of the show.

[RockinRight]

Hard to believe that dude is in his 70s.

[leda]

i’m sure it did. today isn’t looking much better.
it’s overcast and muggy. the local weather being
said we may be in for round 2 today.

[LibertyRocks]

Glad to hear it wasn't too bad in DC yesterday.

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BTW Lainie (and all), did you see this part of the WP column you linked in your post? I sure found it interesting.

The liberals really don't get it do they -- I wonder what it's going to take for them to realize that it doesn't matter what they say, or believe about the WOT, the enemy sees us all the same... INFIDELS! What is also interesting is that Ahmadinejad's Rep mentioned that Oliver Stone was part of the 'opposition' here -- exactly what we've been saying all along -- the Left and the Anti-War crowd really is acting treasonous.

[The following was snipped from the column linked above -- "The Reliable Source" @ The Washington Post]

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has turned down liberal provocateur director Oliver Stone's proposal to make a documentary about him because the Oscar winner is part of the "Great Satan" cultural establishment. The prez's rep told a state-affiliated news agency it's understood that Stone is "part of the opposition in the U.S." -- but still, he's American and all, ergo Team Great Satan. Stone, in a statement, said, "I have been called a lot of things, but never a great Satan." Then, just to show no hard feelings: "I wish the Iranian people well, and only hope their experience with an inept, rigid ideologue president goes better than ours."

[lainie]

Yes. The whole back & forth was posted at Drudge Report last week. If you go there & put in a search for Stone, the stories will come up.

Ahmadinejad's spokesperson: "We believe American cinema is void of real art and culture and largely used as a mouthpiece," he added.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

At first sight of headline, I thought it said: "D.C. National Mall Evacuated Tancredo Warning...", not "D.C. National Mall Evacuated Tornado Warning County of Fairfax, Virginia...."

And, the other: "National Mall Cleared For Fear of Tancredo" not Tornados

Silly me!

[RDTF]

lol!