Potomac Local reached out to the National Weather Service, and a spokesman confirmed that the severe weather over the weekend was a tornado.
Jim Lee from the National Weather Service provided a radar image of Manassas on Saturday at 7:40 p.m., which shows the velocity couplet and tornado.
On June 18, Prince William fire and rescue responded to a call for a building collapse on Regency Club Drive in the Dominion Valley Market Square Shopping Center in Haymarket.
When Prince William fire and rescue crews arrived on scene, they saw a partially collapsed roof of a church building that is under construction.
On the evening of June 19, Prince William police responded to the Home Depot location at Foulgers Square in Woodbridge to investigate a fight.
According to Prince William police, the victim – a 54-year old man – stated that the individual – 32-year old Woodbridge man Shazad Haq – began running towards the loading dock at the Home Depot in an aggressive way.
The Occoquan Visitors Center is set to close August 2.
The tiny office on Mill Street in Occoquan has served travelers and tourists looking to get more information on the town, and about things to see and do in surrounding Prince William County since 1999.
Budget cuts at Discover Prince William / Manassas — the county agency responsible for keeping open the center — have forced its closure.
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Early July is that exciting time of year when French teenagers sponsored by LEC (Loisirs Culturels a L’Etranger, founded in 1972 and based in Paris, France) will be arriving into Dulles Airport for a fun-filled three weeks in the Northern Virginia area.
It looks like the area will be seeing some more stormy and hot weather.
According to the National Weather Service, scattered and severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening.
Three members of the Committee of 100 Board of Directors resigned on Saturday.
Vice President Marlo Thomas Watson, treasurer Harry Wiggins, and committee program chair Bill Golden all walked away from the group when it met Saturday at the Montclair Country Club.
On the morning of June 18, Prince William police responded to a home on Cavalier Drive in Woodbridge to investigate a stabbing.
According to Prince William police, a caller stated to police that an individual was running down the street, and had an apparent stab wound.
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An argument between two young adults led to a shooting today in Dumfries.
Fire on Belmont Bay Drive in Woodbridge caused by lightning strike. Fire in attic. Flames doused by fire crews. Homes have water damage due to rain.
The fire ignited prior to the severe thunderstorm that rolled through the area. The call for help went about about 6:20 p.m., said OWL VFD spokeswoman Rebecca Barnes.
