Rain. We have not had any hail reports just yet. But the thunderstorms that you see outlined with the orange shading are capable of producing quartersize hail and wind dusts in excess of wind gusts in excess of 50 to 60 Miles Per Hour. As we zoom in on thunderstorm number one, this one, which is moving through Faulkner County is under Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 6 45. Its slowly moving to the east at about 15 Miles Per Hour heading towards manassas. This other thunderstorm, which is moving at about 30 Miles Per Hour also is a severe thunderstorm. It is just kind of grazing the northern edges of the District Of Columbia here on the broadcast house in northwest dc. Weve been hearing the thunder and lightning, expected to head into northern Prince Georges County at 6 43. Youll get this storm at about 6 55. Heavy downpours are possible as we are looking at the rainfall rates in excess of oneinch per hour with this system. And when andrea was showing us the live pictures, you could se
Tied up he and his wife and robbed them. They took off with the son still with them. Police found the boy on the 2300 block of fairmount street in center city later where the suspects dropped him off. Right now we more calm and relaxed knowing everything is well now. Thank god. We dont wear about material things, money, jewelry we dont worry about that. We worry about my son. Reporter and the family as i said owns several businesses a mattress business arc Construction Company and a real estate business. Were told the suspects got away their thus san dollars in cash and about 100,000 worth of jewelry. It is unclear how they got the 15 year old boy. Back to you. All right, shawnette, thank you. Turning now to your weather authority. A heat advisory is in effect across the region. A live look right now at old city. The excessive heat and humidity making it feel even hotter than it really is out there tonight. Chief meteorologist Scott Williams is live in front of our studios. Its a scorc
Farther back to the west, this is the area of storms that were watching for later tonight. Coming up, i will show you the timing of the storms and what you can expect as we go into your weekend. These conditions can be grueling forage leads participating in the Special Olympics. Live in Mercer County park. What precautions are they taking . Reporter its clear officials want you to high dralt, hydrate, hydrate. Ive had about two bottles of water along with gatorade. We are at a rest stop for the athletes. Its clear that health is a major concern as the 2014 Special Olympics. Water over there on the side. Reporter coaching are drilling it into their players, drink lots of water. They need it even for the indoor games. Water becomes a great other concern as the Special Olympics 2014 games get under way outdoors at Mercer County park. We are taking athletes into cooler areas. Were encouraging them to be under trees. We are like more than their moms. Reporter lisa is the field medical manag