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CANCELED: Tornado warning for Prince George’s County, D.C., Arlington…

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Posted on: October 15, 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN ARLINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
  WESTERN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND...
  EASTERN CITY OF ALEXANDRIA IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
  EASTERN FAIRFAX COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 100 PM EDT

* AT 1223 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS NEAR HUNTINGTON...AND WAS MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT...
  CRYSTAL CITY...
  US CAPITOL...
  NATIONALS PARK...
  ANACOSTIA...
  CORAL HILLS...
  GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY...
  DOWNTOWN WASHINGTON...
  HOWARD UNIVERSITY...
  RFK STADIUM...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING AND AVOID WINDOWS. IF OUTDOORS OR IN A MOBILE HOME OR
VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...EITHER PARK AND STAY IN YOUR VEHICLE...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LAY FLAT IN A LOW SPOT.

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