Update at 3:05 p.m. – Arlington is now under a severe thunderstorm warning until 3:45 p.m.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Washington DC, Arlington VA, Silver Spring MD until 3:45 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/AySeHmQm1r
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Widening of W&OD Trail Studied — The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority is considering a proposal to widen the W&OD Trail in parts of Arlington, Falls Church and Fairfax County. The proposal also calls for separating pedestrians and cyclists along the widened portions of trail. [The Wash Cycle]
Stormy Weather Expected Over the Next 24 Hours — The remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy are expected to bring heavy rain and scattered storms to the area between now and Saturday morning. Most of the rain is expected to fall early Saturday. [Twitter, Capital Weather Gang]
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Update at 7:50 p.m. — The number of outages in Arlington is down to 200, according to Dominion.
Earlier: More than 5,500 Dominion customers are without power in Arlington following this afternoon’s storms, mostly in and around the Clarendon area.
Update at 3:20 p.m. — Arlington is now under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 4 p.m.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Washington DC, Arlington VA, Alexandria VA until 4:00 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/sincvvcowg
Roosevelt Island near Rosslyn is closed today due to tree damage from insects and today’s impending storms.
The National Park Service made the announcement this morning.
Heavy rains and severe storms may make for a challenging evening commute today (Monday).
The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch, warning of 1-2 inches of rain or more this evening. (See below.)
Part of south Arlington is under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning late Thursday afternoon
From the National Weather Service:
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southeastern Arlington until 9:30 a.m.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Washington DC, Arlington VA, Alexandria VA until 9:30 AM EDT pic.twitter.com/WQOoHZTTw5
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Hurricane Hunter aircraft pilots from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Air Force will be on hand, as well as hurricane experts. Dr. Rick Knabb, director of the National Hurricane Center, NHC hurricane specialists and local National Weather Service meteorologists will educate residents of vulnerable communities about hurricane preparedness.
NOAA will be joined by staff from FEMA, local and state emergency management offices, non-profit organizations such as the American Red Cross, and other partners.
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Update at 9:10 p.m. — The Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been cancelled.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch has now been cancelled for our region. Severe threat diminished, but still a few storms and areas of rain left
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Arlington.
The warning is in effect until 8:45 p.m.
There’s been a lot of clean-up in Arlington following last Thursday’s strong storms that produced a weak tornado.
The National Weather Service says the tornado formed adjacent to the Army Navy Country Club and lasted for six minutes on its 4.5 mile journey through Pentagon City and into Washington, D.C. The F-0 tornado had peak winds of 60-70 miles per hour.