(Updated at 2:50 p.m.) A severe thunderstorm that ripped through Arlington just after lunchtime has left some debris and damage in its wake.
In Pentagon City, part of the facade and roof of the Macy’s at the Pentagon City mall was damaged and a portion of it fell onto a car. One minor injury has been reported. As of 2:45 p.m., workers were on the roof inspecting the damage.
According to scanner reports, a tree fell on a car near the intersection of Route 50 and Park Drive. The two occupants of the vehicle were shaken up but not injured.
A tree fell into a home on the 1400 block of N. Wakefield Street, a few blocks from Washington-Lee High School, according to a fire department dispatch. The tree caused damage to the front of the house, but did not hit a car parked next door.
A number of other instances of trees and utility lines falling have been reported around the county, including at the intersections of S. Wayne Street and 6th Street S., S. Adams Street and 8th Street S., and 31st Street S. and S. Randolph Street.
As of 2:45 p.m., just over 550 Dominion customers were without power, according to the company’s outage map.
Via Twitter, residents say the storm brought hail in addition to very strong winds.
Hail, yes! What the storm just left behind in North Arlington – pebble-sized hail stones. @ARLnowDOTcom pic.twitter.com/hSxgkSJwWJ
— Tyler Suiters (@TylerSuiters) April 6, 2017
What the hail! @capitalweather @ARLnowDOTcom #stormwatch pic.twitter.com/ArDI6gxxc0
— Maka (@makalea_b) April 6, 2017
SB George Washington Pkwy between I-395 and Reagan National, tree down. single file left gets by #vatraffic #dctraffic
— WTOP Traffic (@WTOPtraffic) April 6, 2017
Today's storms⛈have caused many down trees. These are pics are of a near miss on the 1400 block of N Wakefield. Thankfully no injuries! pic.twitter.com/WpICI0AIE6
— Arlington Fire (@ACFDPIO) April 6, 2017
Storm damage in @ArlingtonVA at 15th & N. Randolph Streets. Power poles snapped, tree down. pic.twitter.com/DFcLCLaHQM
— Ryan Miller (@RyanMiller_WX) April 6, 2017
@WODTrail tree down on Curtis trail. By new EZPass structures on I66. @ARLnowDOTcom pic.twitter.com/D5orvs9LP8
— Brendan (@kiteboardr) April 6, 2017
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