Update at 11:05 p.m. — Dominion is currently reporting 2,050 customers without power in Arlington, mostly in northern and western parts of the county. More than 19,500 customers are also without power in Falls Church and Fairfax County after the powerful storm.
Wow! A short but powerful storm w/ lots of lightning strikes & strong winds left 20,000 @DominionEnergy NoVa customers in the dark!
I’m one of them!
➡️Our team is working fast to reroute power but damage will take time to fix.
Pls be safe and stay away from downed lines! pic.twitter.com/yuCnwLnnOk
— Peggy Fox (@PeggyDomEnergy) July 29, 2021
Earlier: Arlington County is under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
A line of strong storms packing gusty winds is moving through the county from north to south. Expect power outages and the possibility of downed trees and power lines.
As of 10:35 p.m., the strongest part of the storm was over parts of western Arlington County including East Falls Church.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Burke VA, Annandale VA, Springfield VA until 11:15 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/0HusBrfWB1
— NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS_BaltWash) July 29, 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Washington DC, Arlington VA, Alexandria VA until 10:30 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/qD97G2Y9TL
— NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS_BaltWash) July 29, 2021
Lightning ripping across the northern horizon right now #dcwx pic.twitter.com/r8WOdi1Z0C
— Dave Dildine (@DildineWTOP) July 29, 2021
1020p: Storm cells have multiplied and are now impacting downtown DC to Reston and Alexandria, pushing south toward Burke, Annandale and Springfield. Updates: https://t.co/t6cO3Nh4OV pic.twitter.com/X7Md347jaw
— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) July 29, 2021
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