west moist air from the south,r&$ñ and the mid-level causing the upward motion to get the thunderstorms going. so issue it s something we have actually been talking about this morning when the severe storms prediction center issued the outlook today. i m this looks like a particularly strong situation that is possible. people have to keep an eye on the sky here. the tornado watch around the d.c. area is going until 10:00 p.m. tonight and i suspect a third watch is going to be issued probably southeast and east of the area, towards the northeastern part of north carolina. a severe thunderstorm watch in between, as janice was messengers, should not be taken lightly because especially as we get to the east side of to the severe watch area. this is not that unusual. this happens once two or three times a year that we see this,