Update at 6 p.m. — A damage path that cut through several Arlington neighborhoods was from an EF1 tornado, as just confirmed by the National Weather Service.
Earlier: The Arlington County Fire Department responded to “multiple calls for service” after a Tornado Warning was issued for parts of the county.
Update at 4:15 p.m. — The earlier severe thunderstorm watch and warning have both been cancelled.
Update at 3:40 p.m. — Just over 1,400 Dominion customers in Arlington are without power, according to preliminary numbers from the power company’s website.
Northern portions of Arlington County are now under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
A line of strong storms is approaching the area and may pack damaging wind gusts.
Update at 5:10 p.m. — A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has now been issued.
Update at 2:20 p.m. — A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has now been issued for Arlington and much of the region.
Update at 10:50 p.m. — The earlier Flash Flood Watch has been upgraded to a Flash Flood Warning. Flooding near streams and in low-lying areas is imminent. The warning is in effect until 1:45 a.m.
From the National Weather Service:
A portion of Arlington County is now under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning as a line of potent storms bears down on the area.
The warning encompasses a southern portion of the county.
Arlington County and the D.C. area is under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch tonight.
The watch is in effect until 9 p.m. Forecasters say strong storms packing quarter-sized hail and strong winds are possible.
Progress on Revamped VRE Station — “It could just be just a matter of months until the Virginia Railway Express plan to create a new station in Crystal City reaches another milestone. VRE officials project it will be in the third quarter of 2021 that preliminary engineering and environmental-impact steps toward eventual construction will be completed.” [Sun Gazette]
Amazon Sponsoring Arlington Youth Soccer — “Kids in Arlington’s travel soccer programs will play with the Amazon logo on the backs of their jerseys this fall thanks to a sponsorship between the retailing giant and the Arlington Soccer Association.” [Washingtonian]
Update at 8:25 p.m. — Now the remainder of Arlington is under another Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
Pretty much the entire immediate DC area under severe storm warning now through around 9p. Storms likely to unleash 50–70 mph winds in some areas along with frequent lightning and very heavy rain. https://t.co/9keVWTga9c
Arlington County and much of the region is now under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch.
The watch is in effect until 10 p.m. tonight. Forecasters say strong storms with damaging winds are possible this afternoon and tonight.
Update at 4:40 p.m. — Arlington is now under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. From the National Weather Service:
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
Update at 11:45 p.m. — Outages in Arlington are down to about 600 customers, according to Dominion.
Update at 5:55 p.m. — Dominion reported approximately 48,000 customers without power in Northern Virginia, including nearly 6,300 in Arlington, as of 5:30 p.m., though those numbers are starting to come down slightly.
