Tornado touches down by Pentagon, heading up I-95 towards Laurel, MD

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[Julliardsux]

Small tornado touched down right by Pentagon off I-395. The rotating storm is now heading NE up I-95 towards Laurel, MD.

I assume there will be details to follow.

[Senator Pardek]

Believe it or not, we often get tornadoes in the NE, too.

However, they are the type that facilitate kite flying, not home flattening.

Everyone - calm down.

[Husker24]

yes, those terrorists must be even more safisticated then we thought.

[Brian Kopp DPM]

Geez...howd bin Laden figure out how to make Tornados??? I think the Russians must be in on this attack.

Seriously...our prayers are with those in the DC area.

[michigander]

Animated Northeast Radar

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Sending a prayer for you and all in your area.

[DeckTheHallsHolly]

No she is not. ;)

[nunya bidness]

Damage on U of Md Fine Arts building confirmed. Storm holding shape.

[glock rocks]

Weather Service Statement as of 5:48 PM EDT on September 24, 2001 ...Tornado Continuing To Move Northeast... At 548 PM Doppler radar showed the tornado just north of Laurel in extreme northern Prince Georges county...moving northeast at 30 mph into extreme southeast Howard County. This is a long-lived tornado with numerous sightings throughout the area along with numerous reports of damage. The Tornado Warning for the district and adjoining counties has expired. A Tornado Warning remains in effect for parts of Howard and Anne Arundel counties until 6 PM. In addition it appears this tornado may be a threat to portions of Baltimore County after 6 PM.

[Sir Gawain]

How common is a tornado in D.C.?

[Yellow Rose of Texas]

Announced on the Weather Channel

[Hawkeye's Girl]

What intensity is that? F2?

[StayoutdaBushesWay]

Thank goodness for FreeRepublic, there was no mention of this on FNC.

[Fury]

I can't wait to see the spin the Taliban sympathetics will put on this...

[glock rocks]

Statement as of 5:25 PM EDT on September 24, 2001 ...Tornado Sighted Near College Park... At 520 PM a tornado was sighted on the ground in College Park at University Boulevard and Adelphi road...moving northeast at 25 mph into the district. At 524 PM the tornado was reported on route 1 in College Park. Residents in the path of this tornado should take shelter immediately! A Tornado Warning remains in effect for northern Prince Georges and southeast Montgomery County until 545 PM.

[ET(end tyranny)]

Hillary better be careful that a house doesn't fall on her!

LOL Good one!

[nancetc]

Proud...I heard the news say bin laden farted...what a bag of wind that created.

[mikhailovich]

Hillary seen holding up shopping center wall with her calves. 3 hours now and still holding.

[nunya bidness]

If you have family north of Laurel they should be getting out of it about now.