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.
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.
A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Arlington amid sustained heavy rainfall.
The warning is in effect until 7:45 p.m. Nearly an inch of rain has fallen in at least one northern Arlington neighborhood with the latest wave of storms, which also prompted a Flood Watch following heavy rain earlier today.
Update at 6:50 p.m. — Nearly 1,000 Dominion customers are without power in Arlington, according to the utility company’s website. Most of the outages are in the county’s far northern neighborhoods along the border with McLean, which is experiencing widespread outages after the storms.
Update at 6:15 p.m. — A second line of storms is arriving and has prompted a second Severe Thunderstorm Warning, below, which is in effect until 7 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Arlington, Falls Church, D.C. and surrounding areas.
A storm is approaching from the west with a history of damaging wind gusts near 70 mph. The warning is in effect until 7:45 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Arlington and much of the D.C. area.
A line of storms packing damaging wind gusts is quickly approaching from the west. The warning is in effect from now until 8:30 p.m.
Warmer weather is in the forecast, but not before a possible dip below freezing overnight.
A Freeze Warning has been issued for Arlington, with forecasters warning of sub-freezing temperatures that could kill sensitive plants and damage outdoor plumbing.
The cold front is arriving and with it very strong winds.
The National Weather Service just issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning that covers all of Arlington, D.C. and surrounding areas. Expect wind and rain instead of lightning and thunder with the line of storms now entering Arlington.
The storm threat for Arlington is not over, but it hasn’t amounted to much so far.
A brief downpour just breezed through the county, around when elementary schools were letting out early due to the severe weather risk.
The earlier Winter Storm Watch for Arlington and the D.C. area is now a Winter Storm Warning.
The National Weather Service issued the warning just after 10 a.m., predicting that this weekend’s storm will drop 7-14 inches of snow and sleet. Freezing rain is also looking likely, with the ice potentially causing tree damage and power outages.
A Flash Flood Watch was just issued for Arlington, Falls Church and surrounding areas, including D.C.
A line of storms with exceptionally heavy downpours is approaching the area from the west. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly after its arrival.
For the second day in a row, Arlington is under an Extreme Heat Warning.
Expect dangerously hot conditions outside for much of the day today (Tuesday), with heat index values rising above 110.
