Permit Liaison. Arlington County is helping residents and businesses navigate recovery resources and apply for financial aid from July's storm. Please continue to report (For guidance on flood cleanup to help ensure you and your family’s health and safety, please visit Doppler radar estimated 2 to 3 inches of rain has fallen in the past hour. News release, July 21, 2020: “Arlington Adopts $277.5 Million One-Year Capital Improvement Plan” DES staff presented a detailed look at the stormwater portion of the FY2021 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) – a major step toward building a more Flood Resilient Arlington. Any issues found will be reported back to property owners, but no blockages have been found at this time. This overloaded the storm sewers causing flash flooding in various parts of Upper Arlington and flooding basements. ROADWAYS MAY BECOME BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. The Arlington County manager on July 10, 2019, declared a state of emergency after heavy rains on July 8 caused destructive flooding. The ground was already saturated, therefore a the majority of the rainfall—which totaling approximately 3-1/2 inches in the first 12 hours—became runoff. Consider these tips for Reducing Your Risk of Flooding. Update at 4:30 p.m. -- More than 10,000 Dominion customers are without power in Arlington after the storm. #TurnAroundDontDrown For flooding preparedness info follow @ReadyArlington
The ground was already saturated, therefore a the majority of the rainfall—which totaling approximately 3-1/2 inches in the first 12 hours—became runoff. Flood insurance also is available to renters.
Crews are now responding to water-in-basement reports and inspecting sanitary sewer manhole overflows. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE… ARLINGTON, ALEXANDRIA, FORESTVILLE, FALLS CHURCH, CORAL HILLS, BLADENSBURG, NATIONAL HARBOR, NATIONALS PARK, FEDEX FIELD, HOWARD UNIVERSITY, GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY, REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT, ROSSLYN, CRYSTAL CITY, RFK STADIUM, LANDOVER, CAMP SPRINGS, OXON HILL, WALKER MILL AND LAKE ARBOR.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS.
A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for the areas highlighted in green on map 1.
Learn more about Arlington’s flood insurance rate maps. THIS COULD INJURE THOSE OUTDOORS, AS WELL AS DAMAGE HOMES AND VEHICLES.
— NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS_BaltWash) THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR* PORTIONS OF MARYLAND, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN MARYLAND, ANNE ARUNDEL, CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD, CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTGOMERY, NORTHERN BALTIMORE, NORTHWEST HARFORD, PRINCE GEORGES, SOUTHEAST HARFORD, AND SOUTHERN BALTIMORE. The Most Amazing Images From Monday's Flooding In Arlington - Arlington, VA - We've collected some of the most incredible video and photos shared online from Monday's flooding in Arlington. The family is receiving additional assistance and will soon move into a new unit.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A* AT 1013 PM EDT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLOODING IN SOUTHEAST DC AND FOREST HEIGHTS MARYLAND. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA MAY RESULT IN HEAVY RAINFALL OF UP TO AN INCH. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. — Arlington Fire (@ArlingtonVaFD) The County has two road closures in place due to pavement damage: one on 20th St N at George Mason Drive, and 18th Street between Lexington & McKinley — both sites are being repaired and are expected to be restored by the end of the week (follow The Department of Parks & Recreation is working to make our areas safe and operational as soon as possible after Arlington’s parks saw considerable damage on Monday:DPR is working on gathering damage assessments from the storm, and some facilities may be closed as cleaning and repairs begin.As of Monday afternoon, the Emergency Communications Center received As of Tuesday morning, the Department of Environmental Services had received ARLINGTON CARES: After learning about an Arlington family whose apartment flooded during today’s storm, the Outreach Team activated and donated toys to the children! Arlington Still Recovering From Flooding City spent $60,000 on May flooding response By Tim Ciesco • Published June 2, 2015 • Updated on June 2, 2015 at 7:44 pm Next > < Previous. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE… ARLINGTON, ALEXANDRIA, DALE CITY, ANNANDALE, CLINTON, SPRINGFIELD, FORT WASHINGTON, FORT HUNT, GROVETON, FALLS CHURCH, HUNTINGTON, FORT BELVOIR, WOODBRIDGE, NATIONAL HARBOR, NATIONALS PARK, REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT, CRYSTAL CITY, ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, LAKE RIDGE AND BURKE.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
These flooding issues have been caused by the high rate of rainfall over an approximately 12-hour period.Many residents have contacted the City relative to the flooding in their basements.