NorthArlington101

Ugh, someone bumped the December 9/10 storm thread. Still can't believe I managed to miss that storm. Always gonna haunt me. 2 months or so until I renew my WeatherBell subscription though. Very exciting.

This feels a like a stormy day outside. Fingers crossed, wouldn’t mind some more interesting weather locally before I have to head back down to Charlottesville.

Didn’t realize it had been that dry in my corner of Arlington.

HRRR and 3k NAM are not too enthused for today. Had a little drizzle this morning, that might be it!

Outflow boundary going to cross over the Beltway, perhaps it’ll allow a storm to fire up.

I like surprise storm days even when I dont get hit. Glad some people got some rain and a little T&L.

That storm really rained itself out. Got some decent lightning photos. Parking lot scenery though.

I’ve been outside for six hours. It’s a little hot today. Heat Madness is beginning to set in.

Had a nice pop-up downpour a couple minutes ago so at least I don’t have to go turn the sprinklers on. Hopefully I don’t end up the winner of the day.

Here comes the boom!

Rainbow!

haha, yep. Nobody has any flood insurance here. County vehicles are down my street now assessing the damage. Bring on the severe!

Arlington has officially declared a state of emergency following the flooding earlier this week. https://www.arlnow.com/2019/07/10/arlington-county-declares-disaster-after-flash-flood-emergency/ This is probably the most-talked about non-snow related weather event since the derecho, just based off me listening to conversations. Lots of people comparing flood damage and talking about their experiences. Unforgettable weather day for many in my very local area, eight houses down the hill the water was in the first floor!

Is there anyone else who can’t help but think about the hypothetical snowfall rate whenever it rains crazy hard? I may have a problem...

Street is full of sediment/small debris. Car in the middle of the street wasn’t originally there. Interiors of these houses flooded a bit.

This was just down my street. Crazy day.

According to a tweet, Four Mile Run has risen nine feet in the past 30 minutes. Insane. ^ this is in Arlington, though probably not Four Mile Run

FFE

This is very unique for this area. Not a lot of spaces here flood. Four Mile Run sometimes.... but water rescues in this neighborhood is something else. Radar estimate has me over 3”. It’s been an hour.

Wicked stuff. Radar is estimating 2.5” for my location and I doubt it’s super wrong. That would be in less than an hour.

I’ve never seen floodwaters in N Arlington until today. Garbage cans are lying in low sections of hilly streets. If you know of Williamsburg between Glebe and Old Dominion, don’t go down it. Foot of water in some spots and impassable on one side due to debris at present.

Man, you’ve been getting screwed. Past couple of storms have been some of the more energetic ones I’ve seen in awhile. Lots of good T&L lately.

This is a heckuva loud storm.

This turned out to be a very smart observation. Got a couple storms popping up on the VA side of the Potomac now.