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UPDATE: No Power Outages Reported in McLean, Severe Thunderstorm Warning Until 10pm

30,000 in Fairfax Without Power

UPDATE: No power outages reported so far in McLean.

Nearly 30,000 Fairfax County residents are without power as a result of the storms that just thundered through the area.

If you have no power,  please call 1-866-dom-help. Also please let us know. Dominion Power follows us on Twitter and we follow them.

Find out what's happening in McLeanwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

ORIGINAL STORY 3 p.m.: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... 
 CITY OF ALEXANDRIA IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... 
 CITY OF FAIRFAX IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... 
 CITY OF FALLS CHURCH IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... 
 ARLINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... 
 FAIRFAX COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA... 

* UNTIL 315 PM EDT 

* AT 231 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
 LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN 
 EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING 
 FROM WOLF TRAP TO RESTON TO HERNDON...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 
 MPH. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... 
 THE I66 AND I495 INTERCHANGE... 
 TYSONS CORNER... 
 PIMMIT HILLS... 
 OAKTON... 
 FALLS CHURCH... 
 MANTUA... 
 FAIRFAX... 
 LINCOLNIA... 
 LAKE BARCROFT... 
 BALLSTON... 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...MOVE INDOORS TO A 
STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO 
SO...REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR TO THE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.


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