Update at 10:40 p.m. — There are still 664 Dominion customers without power across various parts of Arlington, according to the power company.
Update at 6:05 p.m. — About 700 Dominion customers are reported to be without power in Arlington, mostly in residential north Arlington, following the storms. Nearly 35,000 are reported to be without power in Fairfax County, including in the McLean area.
Update at 5:30 p.m. — A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Arlington. More from the National Weather Service:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING… UNTIL 615 PM EDT. * AT 523 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER AMERICAN LEGION BRIDGE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS. SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT…DAMAGING WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES TO FALL. THIS COULD INJURE THOSE OUTDOORS, AS WELL AS DAMAGE HOMES AND VEHICLES. ROADWAYS MAY BECOME BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. UNSECURED LIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE… ARLINGTON, COLUMBIA, ROCKVILLE, BETHESDA, GAITHERSBURG, BOWIE, SEVERN, ANNANDALE, OLNEY, COLLEGE PARK, CROFTON, GREENBELT, LANGLEY PARK, BELTSVILLE, VIENNA, ELKRIDGE, FALLS CHURCH, BLADENSBURG, PIMMIT HILLS AND MCLEAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. && HAIL…<.75IN WIND…60MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Arlington VA, Columbia MD, Silver Spring MD until 6:15 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/V42UDQzBcm
— NWS DC/Baltimore (@NWS_BaltWash) July 17, 2019
Earlier: Arlington County and much of the surrounding region is now under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch.
A line of strong storms is approaching from the west, packing high winds and potentially penny-sized hail.
The storms are expected to pass through Arlington within an hour or so.
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Arlington County and the DC region from 07-17-2019 at 04:55PM until 07-18-2019 at 12:00AM. #ArlWx
For severe weather preparedness info follow @ReadyArlington pic.twitter.com/ucyLcX2Tac
— Arlington Alert (@arlingtonalert) July 17, 2019
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for the I-95 corridor, central and northeast Maryland until midnight. Damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 mph and dangerous cloud to ground lightning are the main threats. #DCwx #MDwx #VAwx pic.twitter.com/lcFyrx66BR
— NWS DC/Baltimore (@NWS_BaltWash) July 17, 2019
