Weather Alert: Tornado Watch in effect for Alexandria

A Tornado Watch is in effect until midnight tonight (May 30 – June 1) for Alexandria and surrounding communities.

The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Watch at 5:02 p.m. on Friday (May 30). A Flood Watch also remains in effect from 7 p.m. through late night.

In response to the Tornado Watch being issued,  the City of Alexandria issued the following statement.

The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for the region, including the City of Alexandria until midnight Saturday, May 31. Residents may experience damaging wind gusts, large hail, flash flooding, and tornado conditions. The City remains under a Flood Watch until 6 a.m. Saturday, May 31 and will continue to monitor conditions across the area.

Residents, businesses, and visitors should tune in to local media for more information and take appropriate actions to keep their households safe.

The City has teams on standby to respond to downed traffic signals and to conduct debris removal.

To report debris, down traffic signals, flooding, or other non-emergency items in the City, please utilize Alexandria’s customer service Alex 311 or call 703.746.4311. After 7 p.m. please call 703.746.4444.

For power outages, please notify Dominion Energy online or call at 1-866-DOM-HELP (1-866-366-4357).

For immediate police, fire, or emergency medical assistance, call or text 911.

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Tornado Watch

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 350 IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MARYLAND

ANNE ARUNDEL HOWARD
MONTGOMERY
PRINCE GEORGES

IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND

CARROLL FREDERICK
WASHINGTON

IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND

CECIL

IN NORTHERN MARYLAND

BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE CITY
HARFORD

IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND

CALVERT CHARLES
ST. MARYS

IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA

CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG
KING GEORGE ORANGE
SPOTSYLVANIA

IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA

ARLINGTON
CITY OF ALEXANDRIA
CITY OF FAIRFAX
CITY OF FALLS CHURCH
CITY OF MANASSAS
CITY OF MANASSAS PARK
CULPEPER FAIRFAX
FAUQUIER LOUDOUN
PRINCE WILLIAM
STAFFORD

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ALEXANDRIA, ANNAPOLIS,
ARLINGTON, ARNOLD, ASPEN HILL, BALLENGER CREEK, BALTIMORE,
BEL AIR, BETHESDA, BOWIE, CALIFORNIA, CAMP SPRINGS, CATONSVILLE,
CHANTILLY, CHESAPEAKE BEACH, CLINTON, COLLEGE PARK, COLUMBIA,
CULPEPER, DAHLGREN, DUNDALK, DUNKIRK, EDGEWOOD, ELDERSBURG,
ELKTON, ELLICOTT CITY, ESSEX, FAIRFAX, FALLS CHURCH, FALLSTON,
FALMOUTH, FREDERICK, FREDERICKSBURG, GAITHERSBURG, GERMANTOWN,
GLEN BURNIE, GORDONSVILLE, GREENBELT, HAGERSTOWN, HAVRE DE GRACE,
HERNDON, HUNTINGTOWN, JOPPATOWNE, LAUREL, LEESBURG,
LEXINGTON PARK, LUSBY, MANASSAS, MANASSAS PARK, MCLEAN,
NORTH BEACH, ODENTON, ORANGE, PARKVILLE, PIKESVILLE, POTOMAC,
PRINCE FREDERICK, RANDALLSTOWN, RESTON, ROCKVILLE, SEVERN,
SEVERNA PARK, SILVER SPRING, SOUTH GATE, SPOTSYLVANIA COURTHOUSE,
ST. CHARLES, STERLING, SUITLAND-SILVER HILL, TOWSON, WALDORF,
WARRENTON, WASHINGTON, WESTMINSTER, AND WOODBRIDGE.