Arlington County is now under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning through 5:45 p.m.
A line of severe storms is approaching the Beltway from the northwest, packing potentially damaging winds and hail.
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Update at 4:40 p.m. — A portion of northern and eastern Arlington County is now under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 5:15 p.m.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Washington DC, Arlington VA, Silver Spring MD until 5:15 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/4smPKfmN28
Update at 11:10 p.m. — A new Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Arlington and D.C. until 11:45 p.m.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Washington DC, Arlington VA, Alexandria VA until 11:45 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/CYv7ic8tT1
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for a portion of Arlington County as a storm with a history of damaging winds approaches from the northwest.
The warning is in effect until 4 p.m.
For the third night in a row, parts of Arlington County are under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
A line of storms approaching from the southwest has reached Arlington with potentially damaging winds and heavy rain. The rain may cause localized flooding, as Arlington remains under a Flash Flood Watch.
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Update at 2:30 p.m. — The National Weather Service just issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Arlington and the region.
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of CT, DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA until 10 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/yiekPcpAsc
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Update at 9:55 p.m. — The warning has been cancelled.
Earlier: Portions of Arlington County are under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10 p.m.
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Update at 10:40 p.m. — There are still 664 Dominion customers without power across various parts of Arlington, according to the power company.
Update at 6:05 p.m. — About 700 Dominion customers are reported to be without power in Arlington, mostly in residential north Arlington, following the storms. Nearly 35,000 are reported to be without power in Fairfax County, including in the McLean area.
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Update at 5:25 p.m. — It’s “too early to tell” whether a disaster declaration will be made due to the extensive damage from today’s flooding, an Arlington County spokeswoman tells ARLnow.com.
Per Arlington’s Office of Emergency Management:
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Update at 9:40 p.m. — The Arlington County Fire Department responded to at least two reports of house fires caused by lightning strikes. The number of outages in Arlington reported by Dominion is now 966.
#FinalUpdate: 2200 blk Military Rd. Fire in attic from possible lightning strike. Fire is extinguished. No injuries. Units going in service. Fire Marshal on scene to investigate. pic.twitter.com/X1AZTBC5d3
Parts of Arlington are under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning through 5:30 p.m. due to an incoming line of storms.
The storms may pack damaging wind gusts, according to forecasters.