Update at 4:40 p.m. — A portion of northern and eastern Arlington County is now under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 5:15 p.m.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Washington DC, Arlington VA, Silver Spring MD until 5:15 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/4smPKfmN28
— NWS DC/Baltimore (@NWS_BaltWash) August 20, 2019
Earlier: Arlington, D.C. and much of the region are under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch this evening.
Forecasters say strong storms packing damaging wind gusts and hail are possible. The storms may also cause areas of flooding.
More from the National Weather Service:
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OUTLOOK AREA UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND ISOLATED INSTANCES OF FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch (in pink) is in effect until 9 PM for most of our forecast area for the potential for damaging thunderstorm. Primary threats will be damaging winds and large hail. pic.twitter.com/PoSu9vIjcT
— NWS DC/Baltimore (@NWS_BaltWash) August 20, 2019
Weather radar shows a line of storms to the west, currently near the Virginia/West Virginia border.
Those driving tonight are being encouraged by VDOT to “stay weather aware.”
https://twitter.com/VaDOT/status/1163901482867089408
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