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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 325 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MARYLAND MONTGOMERY PRINCE GEORGES IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND FREDERICK WASHINGTON IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND CHARLES IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 22 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG GREENE KING GEORGE ORANGE SPOTSYLVANIA IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA ARLINGTON CITY OF ALEXANDRIA CITY OF FAIRFAX CITY OF FALLS CHURCH CITY OF MANASSAS CITY OF MANASSAS PARK CULPEPER FAIRFAX FAUQUIER LOUDOUN PRINCE WILLIAM STAFFORD IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA CITY OF WINCHESTER CLARKE FREDERICK MADISON RAPPAHANNOCK IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN PANHANDLE WEST VIRGINIA BERKELEY JEFFERSON MORGAN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, ARLINGTON, ASPEN HILL, BALLENGER CREEK, BERRYVILLE, BETHESDA, BOWIE, CAMP SPRINGS, CHANTILLY, CHARLES TOWN, CLINTON, COLLEGE PARK, CULPEPER, DAHLGREN, FAIRFAX, FALLS CHURCH, FALMOUTH, FREDERICK, FREDERICKSBURG, GAITHERSBURG, GERMANTOWN, GORDONSVILLE, GREENBELT, HAGERSTOWN, HERNDON, LAUREL, LEESBURG, MADISON, MANASSAS, MANASSAS PARK, MARTINSBURG, MCLEAN, ORANGE, PAW PAW, POTOMAC, RESTON, ROCKVILLE, SHEPHERDSTOWN, SILVER SPRING, SPOTSYLVANIA COURTHOUSE, ST. CHARLES, STANARDSVILLE, STERLING, SUITLAND-SILVER HILL, WALDORF, WARRENTON, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON, WINCHESTER, WINCHESTER, AND WOODBRIDGE.