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WTOP

  1. Flood warning for urban areas and small streams in Carroll and Frederick counties until 3:15 a.m. #WTOPstorm bit.ly/JENkZv
  2. Flash flood warning til 11:30 pm for Mont., Baltimore, Prince Georges, Anne Arundel & Howard counties #WTOPstorm bit.ly/JENkZv
  3. Tornado warning for Frederick, Montgomery, Carroll, Baltimore and Howard counties until 9:30 p.m. #WTOPstorm bit.ly/JENkZv
  4. Tornado warning for Frederick and Carroll counties until 9:15 p.m. #WTOPstorm bit.ly/JENkZv
  5. Flash flood warning extended to 11:30 p.m. for Washington, D.C. and most of the surrounding suburbs bit.ly/LQd9BV
  6. Tornado watch for the D.C. area has been extended until 2 a.m. #WTOPstorm bit.ly/JENkZv
  7. RT @wmata: Blue Line: Trains are no longer being delayed as a result of the earlier Orange Line disruption. #WTOPstorm bit.ly/JENkZv
  8. MT @wmata: Orange Line: expect residual delays in both directions due to earlier downed trees #WTOPstorm bit.ly/JENkZv
  9. Normal 2-track service is restored on Orange Line, following multiple downed trees near Cheverly Station.#WTOPstorm bit.ly/JENkZv
  10. BWI airport is back to a "ground stop" #WTOPstorm bit.ly/JENkZv
  11. Flash flood warning has been canceled for Manassas and Prince William counties #WTOPstorm bit.ly/JENkZv
  12. Tornado warning for Baltimore and Anne Arundel has been extended to 7:45 p.m. #WTOPstorm bit.ly/JENkZv
  13. Tornado warning for Anne Arundel County continues until 7:30 p.m. #WTOPstorm bit.ly/JENkZv
  14. Trains single-tracking btwn Stadium-Armory, Cheverly. Expect delays of 20-25 mins thru single-track zone #WTOPstorm bit.ly/JENkZv
  15. The tornado warning for Howard County has ended. #WTOPstorm bit.ly/JENkZv
  16. Tornado warning continues for Howard, Anne Arundel counties until 7:30 p.m. #WTOPstorm bit.ly/JENkZv