Gusty winds are blowing Tuesday afternoon, and causing power outages in the area.
Around 1,650 homes and businesses are reported to be without power in central Falls Church as of 3:45 p.m. Arlington County firefighters responded to the 100 block of W. Broad Street for several reports of people stuck in elevators as a result of the outage.
Dominion lists the estimated restoration time in Falls Church as between 5-10 p.m.
A blown transformer was reported in Arlington’s Columbia Forest neighborhood, meanwhile, resulting in an outage of fewer than 100 homes, according to scanner traffic and Dominion’s online outage map.
Elsewhere in Arlington, downed utility lines and scattered small outages have been reported.
Arlington, Falls Church and much of the D.C. area remains under a Wind Advisory, amid gusts of over 40 mph.
The advisory is in effect until 8 p.m. More, below, from the National Weather Service.
1135 AM EDT Tue Apr 15 2025
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING…
* WHAT…West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph expected.
* WHERE…DC, central, north central, northeast, northern, and southern Maryland, and northern Virginia.
* WHEN…Until 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS…Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
Update at 4:30 p.m. — Power has been mostly restored in Falls Church, according to Dominion’s website, though nearly 100 customers remain in the dark in Arlington.
