D.C. Tornado Watch: Severe Weather Alerts Blanket D.C./Baltimore Area (PHOTOS)

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for the entire Washington/Baltimore area, from Central Virginia all the way to the east of Baltimore until 10 p.m.

According to the Baltimore Sun, a funnel cloud was spotted forming near South Baltimore and a tornado was spotted in Baltimore County:

A National Weather Service alert states that because the ground is already "saturated from rainfall," it will not take much rain for streams and low-lying areas to flood.

The Washington Post Capital Weather Gang will be sending out live updates throughout the night.

Update, 9:20 p.m.L And check out these shots of a tornado over Baltimore:

Pay close attention to the weather and stay safe!

If you see anything, send photos! dc-tips@huffingtonpost.com

• September 1, 2012 -- Ian writes: "This was a planned outing to go see the recently redone reflecting pool upgrades. I was partly hoping for a good sunset with pre-Isaac clouds. Instead, some storms bubbled up around sunset and continued to form into the early night. After taking refuge in the memorial I darted out into the lighter rain behind the storm and this was a 'lucky' shot--first of 2 from this angle before I pointed the camera toward the Washington Monument and Capitol."

• People (including a ton of Boy Scouts) run for cover as a storm hits D.C. with a leading edge of strong winds in July 2010.

• August 11, 2012 -- Ian writes: "A wall cloud underneath a strong (previously severe warned) storm passing south of Thurmont, Md. We were northwest of Walkersville and southwest of Woodsboro at the time this was shot."

• A thunderstorm in June 2012, as seen from Cleveland Park in the District of Columbia.

• This tornado dropped from the clouds near La Crosse, Kan., just after 10 p.m. on May 25, 2012.

• Capital Bikeshare bikes in the snow on Jan. 11, 2011.

• Double rainbow over Glover Park in the District of Columbia.

• A man skiing in D.C. during 2010's "Snowmageddon" storm

• Rain during a July 2010 storm in Cleveland Park in the District of Columbia.

• An iconic shot of the newly rebuilt and refilled Reflecting Pool on Sept. 1, 2012.

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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/10/dc-tornado-watch_n_3417722.html

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