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Bout time https://mobile.twitter.com/nbcwashington/status/1241549504064753666 https://mobile.twitter.com/wapodavenport/status/1241551367572987906

Richmond reached 88 today, breaking the record of 85 set in 1948 https://mobile.twitter.com/MegWiseNBC12/status/1241115479063887873

Hope all those with kids are ready for schools to be out till at least May... DCPS is closed till April 27th at the earliest now. Not trying to make fun of any parents or anything... just saying get ready for more staying at home trying to entertain them once school work goes by the wayside

Record set in 1945... got to love the rest of the info though lol https://mobile.twitter.com/iembot_lwx/status/1241116489551355911

LWX in their afternoon AFD talks snow and potential for a few inches of wet snow accums out west and into the higher elevations

73 here now

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Tornado Warning National Weather Service San Angelo TX 1154 PM CDT Wed Mar 18 2020 The National Weather Service in San Angelo has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northwestern Coke County in west central Texas... East central Sterling County in west central Texas... * Until 1245 AM CDT. * At 1153 PM CDT, a large and extremely dangerous tornado was located near Sterling City, moving northeast at 45 mph. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! HAZARD...Damaging tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction is possible. * The tornado will be near... Silver around 1220 AM CDT. Sanco around 1230 AM CDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include The Intersection Of Highway 158 And Ranch Road 2059. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly tornado is developing. To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 55 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1140 PM CDT Wed Mar 18 2020 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of West Central Texas * Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 1140 PM until 500 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...A cluster of intense thunderstorms will spread across the watch area overnight, with large hail and damaging winds possible. A few of the storms may also pose a risk of a tornado or two. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 85 statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles north of Abilene TX to 55 miles south southwest of Junction TX. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 54... AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector 24035. ...Hart

uh oh Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service San Angelo TX 1144 PM CDT Wed Mar 18 2020 TXC431-190500- /O.CON.KSJT.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200319T0500Z/ Sterling TX- 1144 PM CDT Wed Mar 18 2020 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR NORTHERN STERLING COUNTY... At 1142 PM CDT, a large and extremely dangerous tornado was located near Sterling City, moving northeast at 45 mph. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! HAZARD...Damaging tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction is possible. This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northern Sterling County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly tornado is developing. To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW! && LAT...LON 3209 10107 3209 10099 3197 10082 3186 10082 3172 10109 3182 10119 TIME...MOT...LOC 0442Z 235DEG 39KT 3182 10105 TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL...1.00IN

Governor Hogan of MD has moved the MD primary back from April 28th to June 2nd

https://www.wusa9.com/mobile/article/news/health/coronavirus/maryland-coronavirus-live-updates/65-5b92d0f6-0a77-4409-8961-31e527f3bb08

Maryland Governor Hogan has ordered all bars and restaurants closed as of 5pm https://news.yahoo.com/coronavirus-covid-19-news-and-live-updates-120246923.html

@mattie g and any other FCPS parent... please click on the link below and read the new update: https://www.fcps.edu Well then...

Yes... but its only just over 5 days away lol... none of this 10 day crap we always saw this winter

Whats this? No mention of the 00z GFS for next Thursday of next week? Its a quick wet snow bomb for like 4-8 hours... soundings even support heavy wet snow into DC proper at 12z THUR and even 15z THUR... better run for Ji than 18z was lol

Was at Giant earlier... milk and bread were running low... is there a snowstorm coming I dont know about? But really... lots of people were at the grocery store even at 9/10pm at night and their carts were all nearly full with alot of things

Loving that FCPS is now closed through the 14th of April lol. Lots of distance learning looks like

Governor of Virginia has ordered all schools closed for next 2 weeks https://bluevirginia.us/2020/03/breaking-governor-northam-orders-all-virginia-k-12-schools-closed-for-minimum-of-two-weeks

Alexandria and Falls Church and Arlington schools closed from Monday, March 16th through April 14th

lol FCPS is ridiculous https://www.fcps.edu/news/coronavirus-update-mar12

I believe I saw Ohio was doing the same ETA -- https://news.yahoo.com/ohio-closes-schools-kids-coronavirus-203135763.html Yup... closed through April 3rd -- all public/charter/private

From MLBTR 12:15pm: Passan tweets that in the wake of a conference call with Manfred, MLB ownership groups are expecting not only the suspension of Spring Training games but also a delay to the start of the regular season.

Tornado Watch coming shortly - https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md0169.html Mesoscale Discussion 0169 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1113 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2020 Areas affected...Southwest MO/MO Bootheel...Southern IL...Western KY...Northwest/Middle TN Concerning...Severe potential...Tornado Watch likely Valid 121613Z - 121815Z Probability of Watch Issuance...80 percent SUMMARY...Ongoing thunderstorms as well as the potential for more storms this afternoon and evening will likely necessitate Tornado Watch issuance within the next hour. DISCUSSION...Cluster of thunderstorm currently ongoing across the MO Bootheel eastward into far northwest TN/far western KY has shown a general strengthening trend over the past hour or so. This cluster appears to have been initiated by the low/mid jet streak extending from eastern OK into northern AR/southern MO. This jet streak is expected to continue eastward throughout the day, providing both mesoscale forcing for ascent as well as enhanced low-level vertical shear. The ongoing cluster is evidence that the ascent is enough to lift parcels to their LFCs and the rotation noted in these cells, particularly those over the MO Bootheel and far northwest TN, is evidence of the enhanced vertical shear. Expectation is for this cluster to continue northeastward/eastward. More eastward moving storms will maintain a closer proximity to the warm front extending across the region, resulting in access to greater low-level moisture and higher surface-based potential. Current surface analysis places the warm front from just south of the MO Bootheel east-northeastward to BNA. Primary threat with the elevated/more northeastward-progressing storms will be hail, but the more surface-based/eastward-progressing storms will also have the potential to produce damaging wind gusts and tornadoes. These threats will likely prompt watch issuance within the next hour. ..Mosier/Hart.. 03/12/2020 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...LMK...OHX...PAH...MEG...