The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax County, the District and surrounding areas.
The watch is now in effect and goes through 9 p.m. Heavy storms are expected this afternoon and evening, with the potential for flash flooding from excessive rainfall.
Scattered power outages have been reported across Arlington after a strong dinnertime storm.
The storm peppered Arlington with lightning and caused water to rise on some local roadways. There were reports of trees, branches and power lines down and homes struck by lightning.
Buckle up for what’s shaping up to be a wild weather day.
Arlington and much of the D.C. area is now under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch and a Flood Watch. The former was issued just after 2 p.m. and will remain in effect until 10 p.m.
Arlington and Falls Church are under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning and Flash Flood Warning as mid-afternoon Tuesday.
The Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect until 3:30 p.m. A strong storm packing 60 mph wind gusts and lots of lightning is approaching the area from the west.
Nearly 12,000 homes and businesses were without power throughout Arlington and Falls Church on Thursday after a destructive thunderstorm ripped through the area.
Dominion reported outages affecting 10,859 customers in Arlington and 946 customers in the City of Falls Church, as of 5 p.m. The outages extended from Crystal City and Fairlington to a higher concentration in Arlington’s northern neighborhoods.
Update at 5 p.m. — More than 11,000 homes and businesses are without power in Arlington and Falls Church in the wake of the storm.
Earlier: Take cover now — a line of strong storms with a history of damaging winds is approaching Arlington.
A big local event in celebration of Juneteenth is moving to a new venue due to expected storms.
The 2nd Annual Juneteenth Community Day, held today (June 19) from 4-7 p.m., is moving from Metropolitan Park in Pentagon City to Wakefield High School (1325 S. Dinwiddie Street).
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch and a Flood Watch have been issued for Arlington and much of the D.C. area for the second and third day in a row, respectively, as the region braces for strong storms.
The Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect through 9 p.m.
The storms aren’t done yet.
A new Severe Thunderstorm Warning was just issued for parts of Arlington. It’s in effect until 3 p.m.
It’s been a wet May and it’s only getting soggier.
Storms and rain that will be heavy at times are expected to soak Arlington and other parts of the D.C. area Friday into Saturday.
Southern portions of Arlington County are under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
A strong storm is approaching the area from the west, prompting the warning, which is in effect until 5:45 p.m.
Arlington and much of the D.C. area is now under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch.
The watch was issued around 2:30 p.m. and is set to remain in effect through 10 p.m.
