Severe Thunderstorm Watch

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WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCHES 495/496 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 433 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026 Severe thunderstorm watch 496 remains valid until 9 PM EDT this evening for the following areas the district of columbia in maryland this watch includes 2 counties in southern maryland charles st. marys in virginia this watch includes 22 counties in central virginia albemarle city of charlottesville city of fredericksburg greene king george nelson 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 madison rappahannock this includes the cities of adams morgan, aden, airlie, alexandria, alsop, annandale, arkendale, arlington, ballston, barcroft, bethel, brokenburg, brookfield, burke, burr hill, california, callaway, cardova, catalpa, chantilly, charlottesville, cherrydale, chester gap, countryside, culpeper, dahlgren, dale city, dameron, dulles international airport, everona, fairfax, fairfax station, falls church, falmouth, five forks, fordsville, fredericksburg, garrisonville, gatewood, gleedsville, glendie, greenfield, independent hill, lahore, lake ridge, langley, leesburg, lexington park, lucketts, madison mills, madison run, manassas, manassas park, massaponax, mclean, montclair, montebello, nasons, oak grove, orange, overton, partlow, piney point, post oak, rapidan, reagan national airport, reston, reva, ridge, rivercrest, rollins fork, rosslyn, shady grove, shiloh, sotterley, spotsylvania court, st. charles, sterling park, stevensburg, turnbull, twymans mill, unionville, waldorf, warrenton, washington, widewater, winston, and woodbridge.