Update at 1:35 p.m. — A water rescue is underway in the Pentagon City area after high water stranded multiple people in vehicles.
Update at 1 p.m. — A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for a large portion of Arlington. A near-stationary storm is inundating south and central parts of the county, causing flooding.
Arlington and the D.C. area are under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch Monday afternoon and evening.
The watch is in effect until 10 p.m.
Arlington County and the rest of the D.C. region are now under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch.
The watch is in effect until 9 p.m.
Arlington is under one of the few Severe Thunderstorm Watches so far this year.
The watch was just expanded into Arlington and also covers D.C., Alexandria, Falls Church and Fairfax County.
Updated at 9:40 a.m. — The earlier watch has been upgraded to a Red Flag Warning. From the National Weather Service:
…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR VIRGINIA, SOUTHERN MARYLAND, AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE…
Arlington and much of the D.C. area is now under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch.
The watch is in effect until 10 p.m.
(Updated at 9:15 a.m.) Batten down the hatches, it’s going to get pretty windy Saturday.
The National Weather Service has upgraded the earlier High Wind Watch for Arlington to a High Wind Warning, in effect Saturday from noon to midnight.
Arlington County, D.C. and its immediate neighbors are under a Flood Watch starting early Monday morning.
Heavy rain is expected overnight and during the morning commute. The soaking rainfall may cause isolated flooding.
Arlington — along with D.C., Alexandria, Fairfax County and most of the rest of Northern Virginia — is under a Flood Watch today.
The watch takes effect at 2 p.m. and will remain in effect into the evening hours as slow-moving storms roll into the area.
Slow-moving storms this afternoon and evening may pack downpours that could cause flooding, forecasters say.
The National Weather Service just issued a Flood Watch for Arlington, the District and most of the region as a result.
Update at 3:50 p.m. — A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for the far northern tip of Arlington.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for DC, Montgomery, Prince Georges, Arlington, and Fairfax counties until 4:30PM. Main hazards are 60mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. #vawx #dcwx #mdwx pic.twitter.com/3TnBKyYKUY
