Expect thunder and gusty winds tonight.

This does not mean a tornado has been spotted, just that weather conditions are favorable to produce one.

The District and its surrounding areas are advised to be on the lookout for tornados until at least 7 p.m. tonight, according to a severe weather alert issued by the National Weather Service.

Eleven tornadoes touched down in the region during Friday’s storms, though none were reported in D.C.

The National Weather Service has put basically the entire Mid-Atlantic under a Tornado Watch until 9 p.m. While that doesn’t mean that we will be hit by a tornado, it means that the conditions are certainly ripe for them forming.

It may not look like it at this very second, but we’re slated for some pretty severe weather this afternoon and evening. The National Weather Service isn’t kidding around: they’ve gone ahead and tacked on a Tornado Watch for the District, which is in place until 4 p.m. this afternoon. The NWS warns that “thunderstorms will be capable of producing damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes.” (Do note the difference between a watch and a…

The District is currently under yet another tornado watch, which, according to the National Weather Service, means that there is a “significant risk” of tornado conditions occurring. That is to say: it’ll be really, really windy — gusts up to 50 miles per hour are possible in some areas. The watch expires at 8 p.m. Also, from a glance at the radar, it appears as if the predicted second round of heavy rain will…