Most of Arlington County is now under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
The warning is in effect through 6:15 p.m., after strong storms starting popping up during the evening commute.
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Arlington County is under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 6 p.m. Monday.
A strong storm is approaching from the northwest, packing gusty, damaging winds and lots of lightning.
Arlington is again under an Excessive Heat Warning today (Wednesday).
Heat index values of up to 110 are expected, making time spent outdoor potentially hazardous. As a result, Arlington’s Dept. of Parks and Recreation has again cancelled outdoor programming between noon and 8 p.m. today.
Arlington, along with D.C. and other surrounding jurisdiction, was just upgraded to an Excessive Heat Warning.
With a Heat Index Value of 111 degrees as of 2:30 p.m., the National Weather Service says the risk of heat related illness for those spending time outside has significantly increased.
Arlington County — along with neighboring Fairfax County — is under a drought warning advisory.
That’s according to the Virginia Dept. of Environmental Quality (DEQ), which says that the recent heat combined with a lack of rain has made matters worse.
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(Updated at 12:40 a.m.) Arlington is now under a Winter Storm Warning, with total snowfall expected to reach 4-6 inches.
The National Weather Service upgraded the previous Winter Weather Advisory around 10:30 p.m. The snow accumulation is making travel difficult, prompting Metro and Arlington Transit to implement severe snow plans for buses.
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(Updated at 5 p.m.) Arlington County is now under a Flood Warning as heavy, wind-driven rain continues across the region.
The National Weather Service issued the warning, below, around 3:30 p.m. It’s in addition to the earlier High Wind Warning, which is in effect until 1 a.m.
Tonight’s storm is starting to cause flooding.
The earlier Flood Watch has been upgraded to a Flood Warning as the rain continues to fall.
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(Updated at 5:25 p.m.) A Tornado Warning was issued for part of Arlington and the entire county is under Flash Flood and Severe Thunderstorm warnings.
The warnings were all initially issued between about 4:15-4:25 p.m., with forecasters saying there was imminent danger of a tornado in parts of South Arlington and flash flooding throughout the county.
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Update at 6:20 p.m. — It appears that Arlington has been spared significant damage, at least from the first wave of storms. While rain and lightning are continuing, few power outages have been reported here so far. Fairfax County saw some bigger impacts, however, with Dominion reporting nearly 15,000 customers without power there. Additional storms are possible later tonight and a Tornado Watch remains in effect until 9 p.m.
Earlier: The storms that you’ve been hearing about all day are almost here.
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A strong storm is approaching Arlington from the west, prompting a Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
Fueled by today’s heat and humidity, the storms are packing potentially damaging winds, torrential rain and lightning. The current warning covers most of Arlington County, except the northernmost portion, through 7:30 p.m.
What had been an Excessive Heat Watch for Friday is now a warning.
The National Weather Service just issued the Excessive Heat Warning, cautioning against “dangerously hot conditions with heat index values around 110” tomorrow.