Updated at 11:10 p.m. — A Flash Flood Watch has been issued for Arlington and much of the region.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH…
* UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY
* REPEATING ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN A RELATIVELY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. THIS MAY CAUSE RAPID RISES OF WATER ON STREAMS AND CREEKS AND IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
Update at 8:05 p.m. — The storm warning has been extended until 8:45 p.m. From the National Weather Service:
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
801 PM EDT THU JUN 4 2020THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING…
* UNTIL 845 PM EDT.
* AT 800 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ADAMS MORGAN TO HUNTINGTON TO NEAR WOODBRIDGE, MOVING EAST AT 20 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, ALEXANDRIA, WALDORF, BOWIE, CLINTON, FORT WASHINGTON, FORT HUNT, GROVETON, FORESTVILLE, HUNTINGTON, LARGO, CORAL HILLS, BLADENSBURG, LA PLATA, FORT BELVOIR, NATIONAL HARBOR, UPPER MARLBORO, NATIONALS PARK, FEDEX FIELD AND HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
DAMAGING WIND AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE’S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Update at 7:55 p.m. — A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Arlington through 8:15 p.m.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Washington DC, Arlington VA, Alexandria VA until 8:15 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/QwgV2aroeA
— NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS_BaltWash) June 4, 2020
Storm coming in over Arlington. @WTOPtraffic @WTOP @capitalweather @DildineWTOP #storms pic.twitter.com/0KnYfPry7F
— Dave Statter (@STATter911) June 5, 2020
Earlier: Arlington and much of the rest of the D.C. region is now under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch.
The watch is in effect until 10 p.m.
Forecasters say strong storms with damaging winds are possible this evening.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued until 10PM. pic.twitter.com/MRWQK0WuP1
— NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS_BaltWash) June 4, 2020
Heads up! The National Weather Service will likely issue a severe thunderstorm watch for the area for the late afernoon and evening hours. Charge up your devices just incase power goes out! Winds biggest concern. https://t.co/JpA8wT9Gkc
— Amelia Draper (@amelia_draper) June 4, 2020
1:03pm CDT #SPC_MD 0814 , #pawx #mdwx #vawx #dcwx #wvwx, https://t.co/ErMICL31n3 pic.twitter.com/zxWp3nYH7Q
— NWS Storm Prediction Center (@NWSSPC) June 4, 2020
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