Tornado warning issued near Leesburg with severe storm, Leesburg VA
Other Non-Crime EventsA tornado warning was issued for northeastern Loudoun County, near Leesburg, Virginia, due to a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado. Authorities reported radar rotation and observed a wall cloud near Leesburg Airport. Residents were advised to seek shelter immediately as flying debris and damage to homes and trees were possible. Weather spotters provided real-time updates during the event.
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The National Weather Service in Sterling, Virginia has issued a tornado warning for Northeastern Loudoun County in northern Virginia until 6.30 p.m.
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At 6:02 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Leesburg, moving east at 35 miles per hour.
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Hazard tornado.
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Source,
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radar indicated rotation.
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Impact for those in the direct path of a tornado,
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Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter.
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Damage to roofs, siding, and windows may occur.
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Mobile homes may be damaged or destroyed.
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Tree damage is likely.
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This tornado thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Loudoun County, including the following locations, Waterford.
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Take cover now.
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Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building.
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Avoid wind. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
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To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
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They will send your report to the National Weather Service Office in Sterling, Virginia.
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Click.
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Yeah,
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they're okay.
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This is AIZO, okay, now control for the SCOWRWRN.
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Open the SCOWRNET.
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I put the request in National Weather Service in Charlie, Virginia.
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My name is (name withheld).
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The QTH is Bethesda, Maryland.
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All this kind of inspires are requests to check their systems and backup systems at this time.
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For NATO, warning.
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National Weather Service says indicate severe weather decreed in the listening area of Mr. (name withheld). Skywarn is now in warning mode.
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Current status says we have a tornado warning until 6:30 p.m. for Northwestern Loudoun County, Virginia.
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At 6:02 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado is located near Leesburg, moving east at 35 miles per hour.
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Radar indicated rotation.
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Warning mode is a direct net and all calls should be made to the next toll station.
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It is requested all non-Skywarn traffic be curtailed during a severe weather event.
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That transmissions be kept short and breaks given to permit observation reports to reach that control.
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National Weather Service is looking for reports of the following.
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Any funnel clouds, rotating wall clouds, hail size compared to U.S. coins.
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Wind gusts in excess of 50 miles per hour measured with an anemometer.
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Flooding in streams, creeks, or rivers out of banks, including any road or property impacts.
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Roads or streets are made impassable due to the water.
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An inch or more rain accumulation measured in a rain gauge.
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Any damage by lightning?
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Down trees, large branches, or power lines.
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One comment, that one in the control.
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Please give your spot ID if you have one, it indicates the exact location where weather is occurring.
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This code, city and state, town letter intersection.
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The next to the van-marked, your reports are okay.
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The very point of the severe weather so far is that they are okay.
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Nothing heard. We are standing by.
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You are okay, Skywarn.
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Skywarn, this is...
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Kilo Alpha 2, Mike X-ray Victor, Skywarn your report, forward.
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Okay, stand by.
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AQAWL2, Mike, X-A-I-Zero-K. Skywarn, go ahead.
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I'm at Leesburg Airport and have eyes on a wall cloud.
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The trees kind of obscure my horizon. I do not have a funnel cloud or any funnel in sight yet. What I would call a wall cloud approaching my location, I'm looking straight east from Leesburg Airport.
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Okay,
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So please keep us advised. All are okay.
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I do have straight east an area that is fairly active, a lot of lower clouds, a lot of movement, but nothing that I can see is touching the ground yet.
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I'm sorry, turn that again, please.
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Looking straight east from Leesburg Airport, I see an area that's fairly active, a lot of lower clouds, a lot of movement, but nothing touching the ground.
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Over.
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Hello, Roger, thank you much. All are okay, Skywarn.
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A2NXE.
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AM4HUE.
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Go ahead, Tommy.
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I was watching Weather Nation as soon as they came out. They said it was a tornado warning, radar indicated.
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It was more in the area of Montessori over there. So Montessori over there in Loudoun County.
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Location mentioned:
Leesburg Executive Airport, 1001 Sycolin Rd, Leesburg, VA 20175
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