A new stormwater vault at Cardinal Elementary School has been holding up well despite this summer’s heavy rains, county staff say.
The vault under the elementary school’s ballfield in Highland Park-Overlee Knolls, which opened in fall 2023, reached its highest water level yet on June 13 but was never in danger of overflowing.
A soaking rain and gusty winds are causing some tree troubles around Arlington.
Nearly an inch of rain has fallen so far today. Also falling: trees and utility lines.
Update at 9:10 a.m. — The ground stop at National Airport is still in effect, according to the FAA website, which reports current departure delays of up to an hour. Meanwhile, the earlier Flash Flood Warning has been replaced by a new Flood Warning.
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It’s going to be a rainy Wednesday — so much so that a Flood Watch has been issued for Arlington and part of the region.
Despite some light sprinkles this morning, the bulk of the rain is expected later this afternoon and could include some heavy downpours.
Get ready for even more rain.
The National Weather Service has just issued a Flood Watch for Arlington and most of the D.C. area. It’s in effect through 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Tonight’s storm is starting to cause flooding.
The earlier Flood Watch has been upgraded to a Flood Warning as the rain continues to fall.
It’s going to be a rainy Sunday. A very rainy Sunday.
A Flood Watch for much of the D.C. area was issued Friday night, ahead of the storm. Forecasters say 2-3 inches of rain is expected to fall, potentially causing flooding.
NBC 4 Chief Meteorologist Doug Kammerer revealed his annual winter forecast last night — and it was disappointing if you like snow.
Doug is calling for a measly 1-6 inches of snow during the entire winter in Arlington and D.C. He believes it will be an unusually warm and wetter than average winter, making for plenty of cold rain but very little snow.
The remnants of Hurricane Nicole are heading our way, meaning a soggy and stormy Veterans Day is on tap.
The rain will start falling early Friday morning. Downpours and gusty winds are expected to follow as the day goes on, before the skies clear Saturday.
It happened again.
Amid rainy weather, a vehicle crashed and overturned on the northbound GW Parkway near Key Bridge, at a bend in the road that — as we reported yesterday — has been the scene of numerous crashes. This is at least the third crash at that location in the past three days.
It’s almost as automatic as Steph Curry draining free throws at this point.
Whenever there’s a soaking rainfall, it seems that some drivers cannot help but slide off the road at a certain bend in the northbound GW Parkway near Key Bridge, sometimes flipping their cars in the process.
Rain and wind associated with Hurricane Ian are expected to ramp up tonight in the D.C. area, but the biggest local impacts might be on your weekend plans.
Already a number of Arlington events have been modified or rescheduled, including:
