EF1 tornado in Arlington County, Virginia

A tornado touched down at 8:59 PM EDT in the Waverly Hills community of Arlington. Numerous trees were snapped in multiple directions in this community, notably in and around Woodstock Park and in the backyards of residences in the 4500 block of 20th Place North in Arlington. One tree in Woodstock Park had its bark removed as a result of the wind. As the tornado crossed into the Cherrydale neighborhood of Arlington, several trees were uprooted and numerous large branches were snapped, some blocking roads and downing power lines. Some homes had siding and shingles removed, and a few windows were broken from falling trees. Several homes also had porch railing and gutter damage with doors blown open.

The tornado continued east over the Lyon Village neighborhood, downing several trees and numerous branches across the north end of the community, including around the community center. The tornado weakened slightly as it moved into the Courthouse community, passing just north of Key Elementary School, continuing to snap large branches and down power lines. Damage became hard to identify as the circulation crossed the highly urbanized area of Rosslyn, but emerged again after the tornado crossed the Potomac River and entered the District of Columbia at 9:03 PM EDT.

Two rounds of severe thunderstorms produced two tornadoes, hail, and widespread wind damage (some significant) across the DC metro and central Maryland, with spottier wind damage extending into the Baltimore area.