JUST IN: Tornado Watch Issued for Arlington, D.C. Area

Arlington and most of the metropolitan D.C. area are now under a Tornado Watch.

While a Wind Advisory remains in effect until 6 p.m., the National Weather Service has added a Tornado Watch on top of it, also through 6 p.m.

Winds are expected to start whipping up this afternoon, and some tornados may spawn as a storm system makes its way through the Mid-Atlantic and up the East Coast.

A tornado watch has been issued for parts of DE, DC, MD, NJ, PA, VA, WV until 6 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/ygpq78BJ1w

— NWS Tornado (@NWStornado) April 13, 2020