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Tornado Watch for Fairfax County

Keep an eye on the sky

Update: 6:54 p.m. Tornado warning has expired for Fairfax County. NWS has confirmed a tornado in Dumfries earlier within the hour. We're under a severe thunderstorm warning now.

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A Tornado Watch from the National Weather Service earlier today has been upgraded to a Tornado Warning.

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We suggest you take cover. Move to an interior room and avoid windows. Get inside if you're outdoors. If driving, park and stay in your car or lie flat in a low spot. Don't take cover under highway overpasses.

National Weather Service Doppler Radar spotted a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado near Triangle (Stafford area). It is moving northeast at 50 mph.

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