Weather Alert: Storms Bringing Lightning, Hail

If you are planning to venture outside this afternoon, forget about it!

The National Weather Service (NWS) is warning that a line of thunderstorms is moving through Fairfax and Prince william counties, with winds of up to 30 miles per hour and dime-sized hail. The weather service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Prince William and Fauquier counties until 4:45 p.m.

The weather service warns that frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 15 miles away in a storm, so seek a safe shelter inside a vehicle or building. For more information from the NWS, click here.

You can get a live radar picture of today’s violent weather here from the Washington Post’s Capital Weather Gang.