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Thunderstorm Wind in Arlington County, Virginia

Thunderstorm Wind June 19, 2025 · Arlington County, Virginia

64 mph

Estimated gust (56 kt)

$20K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trees blew down onto eastbound I-66 Custis Memorial Parkway at mile marker 68.3 and in nearby neighborhoods.

The wider storm

A severe weather outbreak occurred during the mid to late afternoon hours of Thursday, June 19th, 2025, as a strong cold front supported by a seasonably strong upper-level jet intersected a hot, humid, and unstable airmass. Severe weather was exclusively in the form of damaging wind gusts, many of which were considerable (near hurricane-force) in nature in the Washington DC metro area.

Began near Arlington (38.8893, -77.1644).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1255728. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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