Tornado Watch Issued for Vienna, Surrounding Area

By Jason Spencer

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for much of the greater Washington area, including Fairfax, Arlington, Prince William and Loudoun counties in Northern Virginia. The cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Manassas and Manassas Park are also included.

A tornado watch means conditions exist that could produce a tornado. A tornado warning means a twister has been spotted.

The watch is in affect until 5 p.m. Monday.

The Capital Weather Gang reports a NWS forecast that includes a 30 percent chance of two or more tornadoes hitting the entire region under a Tornado Watch (it goes all the way up to New York and Pennsylvania) and a 20 percent chance of a large tornado.

For more on today's weather, see: 

Heavy Rain, Possible Thunderstorms May Hit Area Monday