Also awake in Arlington. Dogs are freaking out. |
Mclean. Woke Both kids up who are now in my room for the night. |
Feel like it’s right on top of my head and Arlington. Is there anything I should be doing? Kind of freaking out. |
Yes! Non-stop thunder and lightning for the past hour, incredibly heavy rain, and scary force of weather. |
So we are all awake at 230 for the storm I see. |
Pouring rain here in Rockville. Thunder and lightning. Hope it passes quickly. So freaking tired of the rain and storms. |
NWS has this severe t storm warning expiring at 345 am. Small comfort but… |
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... The City of Fairfax in northern Virginia... Arlington County in northern Virginia... The City of Falls Church in northern Virginia... Eastern Fairfax County in northern Virginia... The City of Alexandria in northern Virginia... * Until 345 AM EDT. * At 259 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Fairfax to near Burke to near Lake Ridge, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. This could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. Roadways may become blocked by downed trees. Localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles. * Locations impacted include... Arlington, Alexandria, Annandale, Springfield, Fort Washington, Fairfax, Fort Hunt, Vienna, Groveton, Falls Church, Huntington, Mantua, Fort Belvoir, Pimmit Hills, Reagan National Airport, Mclean, Rosslyn, Crystal City, Burke and Oakton. HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH |
The radar was purple over us a few minutes ago. Thankfully moving out fast.
22030 |
My phone says the rain ends in 18 minutes. |
Charge your devices. Stay away from windows. |
At work in McLean and can never hear weather at my desk. It must be bad for the amount of thunder I can hear.. |
Thunder getting louder in DC (Adams Morgan) |
There goes the power. Ugh. |
Retreated to basement in Arlington. Anyone else? Our windows and skylights are just causing me anxiety at this point. |