The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Arlington and much of the immediate D.C. metro area.
A line of thunderstorms is rumbling across the region from the west, bringing the potential for torrential rainfall and dangerous lightning and wind gusts early Saturday evening.
Arlington County is under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning through 8:30 p.m.
From the National Weather Service:
Arlington’s Dept. of Environmental Services says they will have all 50 of their snow-clearing trucks ready to clear Arlington’s 974 lane miles of roadway. So far, the department does not have an estimate for when crews will be able to move from clearing main roads to residential streets.
“We are closely monitoring the weather and will have our full resources (approximately 50 trucks) available,” said DES spokeswoman Shannon Whalen McDaniel. “The actual amount of snow that falls and the duration of the event (how long it falls) will dictate when our trucks can move from Phase 2 of clearing Primary Routes to Phase 3 – Residential Streets. We will notify the community when we shift phases.”
As of Monday morning, forecasters said 6-10 inches of snow may fall overnight. The snow is expected to begin Monday afternoon and wrap up Tuesday morning.
From the National Weather Service:
(Updated at 1:15 p.m.) The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Warning for Arlington this afternoon as a dangerous storm system rolled through the area.
The tornado warning has since been canceled, but a flood watch remains in effect through 8:00 p.m. (See below.)
Update at 10:50 p.m. — Fewer than 1,000 Dominion customers are now in the dark in Arlington. A possible water main break has also been reported in Fairlington.
Nearly 3,000 Dominion customers were without power in Arlington Tuesday night after a line of severe storms packing gusty winds blew through the area.
(Updated at 4:40 p.m.) Arlington County is under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning through 5:30 p.m.
Strong storms are approaching the area from the southwest. Reagan National Airport is under a ground stop as a result of the approaching line of storms.
Standing water on roadways has created some dangerous driving conditions in Arlington, and swollen local waterways like Four Mile Run are starting to resemble “class three rapids,” but otherwise few serious problems have been reported around the county so far.
It’s a different story elsewhere in the region. In Montgomery County, cars and their drivers are getting trapped in high standing water.
(Updated at 9:45 a.m.) The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the D.C. region.
The warning, issued last night, revises down the snow forecast for Arlington to 4-8 inches.
Arlington County is now under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
The warning is in effect until 8:45 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Arlington and the surrounding region.
A line of strong storms is approaching the area from the north. From the NWS:
Update at 7:25 p.m. — The National Weather Service has also issued a Flash Flood Warning.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
