Tornado Watch (6/8/25)

Note: The Tornado Watch has expired for the DC region. The most recent watch issuance before the expiration is below.
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A Tornado Watch is in effect to 10 pm June 8, 2025 including the following jurisdictions:

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
MARYLAND: Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George’s, St. Mary’s, Washington.
VIRGINIA: Albemarle, Alexandria, Arlington, Augusta, Caroline, Charlottesville, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fairfax City, Falls Church, Fauquier, Frederick, Fredericksburg, Greene, Harrisburg, King George, Loudoun, Madison, Manassas, Manassas Park, Nelson, Orange, Page, Prince William, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Staunton, Warren, Waynesboro, Westmoreland, Winchester.
WEST VIRGINIA: Berkeley, Jefferson.

Excerpted from the National Weather Service:

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

Tornado Watch for portions of
District Of Columbia
Maryland
Northern and Central Virginia
Far Eastern West Virginia
Coastal Waters

Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 225 PM until 1000 PM EDT.

Primary threats include…
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 65 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY…Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to develop and further increase through late afternoon and evening, with damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes possible, especially near a warm front.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles east and west of a line from 20 miles north of Martinsburg WV to 20 miles southeast of Richmond VA. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

REMEMBER…A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings.