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Update: D.C. National Mall Evacuated Tornado Warning County of Fairfax, Virginia
NWS ^ | July 4, 2007

Posted on 07/04/2007 2:38:06 PM PDT by RDTF

Edited on 07/04/2007 2:54:52 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

* 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


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


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: fairfaxcounty; independenceday
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To: RDTF

“right now they have Little Richard on. LOL”

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


81 posted on 07/04/2007 7:25:49 PM PDT by popdonnelly (Our first responsibility is to keep the power of the Presidency out of the hands of the Clintons.)
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To: popdonnelly

ya know, he really rocked the crowd!


82 posted on 07/04/2007 7:51:13 PM PDT by RDTF (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, but Democrats believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
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To: leda

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


83 posted on 07/04/2007 7:57:36 PM PDT by Gabz (Don't tell my mom I'm a lobbyist, she thinks I'm a piano player in a whorehouse)
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To: RDTF

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.


84 posted on 07/04/2007 8:00:05 PM PDT by RockinRight (FRedOn. Apply Directly To The White House!)
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To: RockinRight; Vision

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


85 posted on 07/04/2007 8:06:15 PM PDT by RDTF (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, but Democrats believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
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To: RDTF

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

I told you the lightning was crazy.


86 posted on 07/04/2007 8:16:30 PM PDT by Vision ("Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him." Jeremiah 17:7)
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To: lainie
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.

87 posted on 07/04/2007 8:28:15 PM PDT by this_ol_patriot (I saw manbearpig and all I got was this lousy tagline.)
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To: popdonnelly

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


88 posted on 07/04/2007 9:22:13 PM PDT by lainie
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To: this_ol_patriot

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.


89 posted on 07/04/2007 9:24:59 PM PDT by lainie
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To: Gabz
You have the greatest tag line EVER!

Thanks.
90 posted on 07/05/2007 5:00:37 AM PDT by TxCopper
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To: Gabz

shorter? cooler of beer?

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


91 posted on 07/05/2007 5:36:36 AM PDT by leda (19yrs ... only 4,981yrs to go ;))
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To: leda

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


92 posted on 07/05/2007 5:50:53 AM PDT by Gabz (Don't tell my mom I'm a lobbyist, she thinks I'm a piano player in a whorehouse)
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To: popdonnelly

Hard to believe that dude is in his 70s.


93 posted on 07/05/2007 5:56:24 AM PDT by RockinRight (FRedOn. Apply Directly To The White House!)
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To: Gabz

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.


94 posted on 07/05/2007 6:08:39 AM PDT by leda (19yrs ... only 4,981yrs to go ;))
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To: lainie; All
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."
95 posted on 07/05/2007 3:23:53 PM PDT by LibertyRocks (Liberty Rocks Blog: http://libertyrocks.wordpress.com)
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To: LibertyRocks
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.

96 posted on 07/06/2007 7:45:09 AM PDT by lainie
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To: RDTF
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!

97 posted on 07/06/2007 7:34:48 PM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Soon to be Fredbacker1)
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To: Bushbacker1

lol!


98 posted on 07/06/2007 8:19:17 PM PDT by RDTF (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, but Democrats believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
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