With hail and gusts of wind up to 70 mph to boot.

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the D.C. metro area, effective until 9 p.m. tonight. Along with rain and lightning, looks like there’s a 40 percent chance of winds gusts up to 80 mph and hail of up to 2.5 inches in diameter (!!). Do be careful on your way home tonight….