Strong Storms Possible; Mugginess Continues
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Muggy air and an approaching cold front are combining to produce a good chance of some storms in the metro area this evening and tonight. Along with the potential for heavy downpours, some storms could be strong to severe with hail and gusty winds (and of course dangerous lightning). We saw one round of scattered showers and storms come through during the afternoon into early evening, and now a larger round is arriving during the late evening, with still more showers/thunderstorms further west and nearer the front.
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By Dan Stillman |
May 16, 2009; 8:00 PM ET
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Posted by: Ian-CapitalWeatherGang | May 16, 2009 2:47 PM
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One band's already on the radar; may hit us around 6, it appears.
Posted by: KBurchfiel | May 16, 2009 3:37 PM
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What are the chances that the rain is completely over by 6:00 am tomorrow morning?
Posted by: snowlover | May 16, 2009 4:15 PM
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Centreville VA has thunder....no rain yet.
Looks very dark and scary to the west. Winds starting to gust up.
Posted by: FIREDRAGON47 | May 16, 2009 4:45 PM
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i'm no weatherman, but it looks kind of tornado-y here in prince william county.
should i be alarmed?
Posted by: mbalexandra | May 16, 2009 5:05 PM
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BRING ON THE HAIL
Posted by: billy12 | May 16, 2009 5:50 PM
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hey guys, what the fancy meteorological term for "the opposite of a drought"?
Posted by: walter-in-fallschurch | May 16, 2009 10:49 PM
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New discussion for the area from the Storm Prediction Center.. says isolated strong to severe storms possible, thunderstorm watch may go up.