At least 3,000 homes and businesses lost power this morning after a large tree fell across wires in the Arlington Ridge neighborhood.
It happened just before 10:45 a.m., along the 2800 block of S. Arlington Ridge Road.
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Thousands of Arlington residents remain without power this afternoon (Friday) after a storm swept through the county last night, pummeling trees and power lines.
Almost 4,000 Dominion Energy customers remained without power as of 3:30 p.m., some of whom may not see power restored until around midnight or later, spokesperson Aisha Khan told ARLnow.
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Update at 6 p.m. — The outages are now down to 2,407 Dominion customers, with estimated restoration times potentially stretching to or through midnight. An Arlington County spokesman described Thursday night’s weather event as a “25-year storm.”
Update at 1:30 p.m. — Arlington outages are back up to 10,318 power customers, according to Dominion. Another 282 are in the dark in the City of Falls Church.
Several northern Arlington neighborhoods lost power late Wednesday morning after a tree fell.
The tree fell across power and other utility lines shortly before 11 a.m., on Little Falls Road near the intersection with N. George Mason Drive, according to scanner traffic.
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Update at 6:35 p.m. — A possible lightning strike caused a minor house fire on the 400 block of N. Bryan Street in Lyon Park, according to scanner traffic.
Update at 6 p.m. — Throughout Arlington nearly 2,500 homes and businesses are without power, according to Dominion’s website. In addition to the outage along Wilson Blvd, there are outages reported in the Arlington Mill and Forest Glen neighborhoods, as well as the Cherrydale, Maywood, Woodmont, Riverwood, and Dover Crystal neighborhoods.
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Update at 11:15 a.m. — Nearly 650 homes and businesses are without power in Arlington after last night’s storms, including Ireland’s Four Courts in Courthouse, which is hoping to reopen in time for the World Cup games later today.
Four Courts is still without power after last night's storms, but the pub is hoping to reopen in time for today's World Cup games https://t.co/0T3RkzeIPj
Parts of Arlington’s northernmost neighborhoods are without power after a tree toppled along Military Road.
The arterial road is reportedly blocked by the large fallen tree, which took down poles, wires and transformers. Police, firefighters and Dominion Energy crews were on scene as of 5:15 p.m.
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The storms haven’t even arrived yet but there’s already a power outage in Arlington.
About 1,000 Dominion customers are without power in the Ballston area due to an “equipment problem,” according to the power company’s website.
More than 1,600 homes and businesses are without power in parts of Arlington as of 6 p.m. Friday.
The power outages come amid strong winds and scattered reports of downed trees and branches across the county.
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What a difference a storm makes.
After January’s winter storm left nearly-impossible-to-plow snowcrete covering neighborhood roads in Arlington for days, local residents are waking up today to something very different: neatly plowed streets across much of the county.
Nearly 7,000 homes and businesses are without power in and around Pentagon City on a frigid Wednesday morning.
The outage was first reported shortly after 8:30 a.m., encompassing parts of Pentagon City, Crystal City, Aurora Highlands and Arlington Ridge. In all, 6,902 Dominion customers were without power, according to the utility’s website.
Nearly 3,000 homes and businesses in the Ballston area are in the dark on a chilly night.
The outage was first reported late Saturday afternoon. As of 5:30 p.m., Dominion’s website listed 2,801 customers without power, in an area roughly bounded by N. Glebe Road, I-66, N. Quincy Street and Wilson Blvd.