The Storm Clean-Up Continues Around Arlington

Nearly 12 hours after the snow stopped falling, firefighters are still responding to dozens of reports of downed trees and power lines. There are now just under 13,000 Dominion customers without...

Morning Notes

Power Expected to Be Restored This Afternoon -- As of 1:00 a.m., Dominion was reporting that about 16,700 customers in Arlington -- nearly 20 percent of all customers in the county -- were...

BREAKING NEWS — Bus Service Ending Early, Standstill on I-66, Widespread Power Outages

Update at 10:00 p.m. -- Traffic started moving again on I-66 for a few minutes, but is now back at a standstill. Update at 10:00 p.m. -- There are now more than 13,400 Dominion customers without...

Power Outage in Crystal City

(Updated at 10:25 a.m.) Nearly 300 Dominion customers are without power in Crystal City and Pentagon City this morning. The outage is due to scheduled work to replace an underground cable along...

Blown Transformer Causes Traffic Problems in Rosslyn

Update at 11:05 a.m. -- We're hearing that some traffic lights are coming back online in the area. Update at 11:30 a.m. -- Road closures are being lifted. Dominion spokesperson Le-Ha Anderson says...

Power Outage Update

So far, so good, at least for Arlington. There are no reports of significant damage or widespread power outages in the county as a result of this morning's nasty weather. As of 7:20 a.m., Dominion...

Tree Brings Down Power Lines in South Arlington

(Updated at 12:10 p.m.) A large tree fell and brought down power lines on Walter Reed Drive between South Dinwiddie Street and South Wakefield Street. The falling lines caused power to...

More on Yesterday’s Power Outages in Ballston

Dominion spokesperson Le-Ha Anderson clears up come of the confusion surrounding yesterday's power outages in Ballston and the fire response at the National Science Foundation building: We had a...

Storm Causes Problems Around County

(Updated at 3:00 p.m.) Driving rain and high winds knocked out power, flooded roads and led to numerous accidents in Arlington this morning. Parts of Ballston and the area around Lee Highway...

NSF Building Evacuated in Ballston After Apparent Lightning Strike

The National Science Foundation building at 4201 Wilson Boulevard in Ballston was evacuated after an apparent lightning strike caused an electrical fire. At least one witness reported...

Rosslyn Farmers Market Canceled Due to Storms

This morning's storms did not slam Arlington with the widespread flooding and power outages with which the District is still coping. The weather did, though, prompt Rosslyn to cancel its...

Sunday Power Outage Update

As of 3:00 p.m., 228 Dominion customers in south Arlington are still without power as a result of Thursday's storm. No word on when their power might be...

Power Could Be Out In Fairlington Until Sunday

Update at 5:10 p.m. -- Dominion reports that 3,583 customers in Arlington are still without power. Power in the hard-hit Fairlington neighborhood could be out until Sunday, Arlington County warned...

Power Outage Update

As of 10:45 a.m., 3,087 Dominion customers were without power in Arlington. Most of those outages appeared to be in the hard-Shirlington and Fairlington. Dominion expects power to be restored to...

Hard-Hit Fairlington Cleans Up

As chainsaws buzzed, residents walked the streets of Fairlington tonight, surveying the damage from this afternoon's wicked storms. At least 40-50 trees were down in the area, according to Arlington...