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Morning Notes

Published February 25, 2019 at 8:00AM

High Wind Warning Today — Arlington is now under a High Wind Warning until 6 p.m. today. Gusty winds knocked out power in a number of areas overnight. As of 8 a.m., more than 250 Dominion customers in Arlington were still without power. [Twitter, Weather.gov]

American Legion Project Approved — “The Arlington County Board today approved a redevelopment plan to replace the aging American Legion Post 39 at 3445 Washington Blvd. with a seven-story building that will include 160 affordable units atop a new Post 139. In a related action, the Board allocated a $5.79 million loan from the County’s Affordable Housing Investment Fund to help build the project.” [Arlington County]

Weather

Wind Advisory Issued for Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published February 23, 2019 at 5:25PM

Arlington County and surrounding areas are under a Wind Advisory Sunday afternoon and evening.

The advisory was issued Saturday, ahead of what is expected to be a very breezy and potentially hazardous end to the weekend.

Schools

UPDATE: APS Opening on Two Hour Delay Wednesday

By ARLnow.com

Published January 29, 2019 at 8:35PM | Updated January 30, 2019 at 8:16AM

An Arlington Public Schools bus in the snow (file photo)

(Updated at 8:15 a.m.) Arlington public schools are opening on a two-hour delay Wednesday, due to expected icy conditions.

APS announced the delay Tuesday night “based on the current weather forecast and conditions,” leaving open the possibility that worse-than-expected road conditions Wednesday could prompt a cancellation. Fairfax County Public Schools announced earlier that its schools would be closed tomorrow.

Weather

Flood Watch, Wind Advisory Issued for Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published January 23, 2019 at 4:45PM

Arlington County and surrounding areas are under both a Flood Watch and a Wind Advisory Thursday, as a front brings heavy rain and strong winds to the region.

About 1-2 inches of rain is expected to fall, potentially causing flooding in low-lying areas and along streams and creeks.

News

Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published January 21, 2019 at 8:15AM

Wind Chill Advisory in Effect — A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect this morning due to a combination of gusty winds and bitterly cold temperatures. [Weather.gov]

MLK Day of Service — As of Friday, more than 850 people were signed up to volunteer for Arlington County’s MLK Day of Service today.

Weather

Flood Watch and Gale Warning Issued Ahead of Wet and Windy Weather Thursday

By ARLnow.com

Published December 19, 2018 at 5:45PM

Storms bring heavy rain, wind and flooding at night (file photo)

Arlington County will be under a Flood Watch and nearby bodies of water under a Gale Warning starting Thursday evening.

Heavy rain is expected to fall between Thursday night and Friday afternoon, while strong, gusty winds may fell trees and pose a danger to boaters Thursday night into Friday morning.

News

Power Outage Near East Falls Church Metro Station

By ARLnow.com

Published November 28, 2018 at 10:55AM | Updated November 28, 2018 at 12:16PM

More than 700 Dominion customers are without power in Arlington and the City of Falls Church this morning due to a possibly wind-related outage.

The outage extends from an area near the East Falls Church Metro station to the E. Broad Street commercial corridor of Falls Church and other parts of the city.

Weather

Arlington Under Wind Advisory Wednesday

By ARLnow.com

Published November 27, 2018 at 2:25PM

Arlington and surrounding areas will be under a Wind Advisory for much of Wednesday.

Gusty winds could result in downed tree limbs and power outages, forecasters say.

News

Arlington Ranked Among Country’s Most Sustainably Powered Places

By Alex Koma

Published August 8, 2018 at 4:45PM

The LEED Gold certification plaque

Arlington ranks as one of the most sustainably powered localities in the country, according to a new study, thanks to its large share of energy-efficient buildings and bevy of electric vehicle options.

Commercial Cafe, a blog tracking commercial real estate trends, ranked Arlington 15th in the country in a new study of America’s greenest cities.

Weather

Wind Advisory Issued for Arlington, Region

By ARLnow.com

Published April 3, 2018 at 9:45PM

Rain streaks on a window overlooking the monuments in D.C. (Flickr pool photo by Brian Allen)

Arlington and much of the D.C. region will be under a Wind Advisory starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Forecasters say that a line of showers and thunderstorms in the morning will give way to gusty winds through Wednesday evening. The wind gusts may damage trees and cause power outages.

News

Dominion Crews Still Working to Fully Restore Power in Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published March 5, 2018 at 9:45AM

Some 330 Dominion customers in Arlington were still without power Monday morning, following Friday’s intense, prolonged wind storm.

Dominion crews worked throughout the weekend to restore electricity in Northern Virginia. The few hundred without power in Arlington was down from more than 14,000 as of Friday evening.

Weather

Dominion: More Than 14,000 Arlingtonians Still Without Power

By Bridget Reed Morawski

Published March 2, 2018 at 6:35PM | Updated March 2, 2018 at 7:46PM

Newspaper boxes knocked over by heavy wind in Clarendon in 2018 (file photo)

(Updated at 7:35 p.m.) Friday’s wind storm has taken a toll on Arlington, sending trees toppling onto cars, houses and across roads, and knocking out power to tens of thousands.

As of 7:30 p.m., Dominion reported 14,663 customers without power in Arlington. An hour earlier, it appeared that the numbers were finally dropping, but thanks to continued strong winds it has, in fact, gone up.