575  
FPUS71 KLWX 210519  
NOWLWX  
 
SHORT TERM FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
119 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026  
 
DCZ001-MDZ504-VAZ053-054-501-505-506-526-527-210545-  
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTGOMERY-FAIRFAX-EASTERN  
LOUDOUN-NORTHWEST PRINCE WILLIAM-ARLINGTON/FALLS  
CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-WESTERN LOUDOUN-CENTRAL AND  
SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-  
119 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026  
   
NOW  
 
AT 118 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG  
THUNDERSTORMS OVER ARCOLA, OR OVER DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT,  
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH.  
 
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS  
STORM. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
ARLINGTON, ALEXANDRIA, CENTREVILLE, DALE CITY, BETHESDA, RESTON,  
LEESBURG, ANNANDALE, SPRINGFIELD, SOUTH RIDING, HERNDON, FAIRFAX,  
FORT HUNT, VIENNA, GROVETON, FALLS CHURCH, BROADLANDS, HUNTINGTON,  
LOWES ISLAND, AND BRAMBLETON.  
 
LAT...LON 3895 7705 3888 7705 3889 7706 3887 7705  
3872 7705 3870 7710 3871 7713 3867 7713  
3870 7716 3868 7719 3865 7714 3862 7720  
3864 7722 3865 7720 3866 7724 3864 7723  
3863 7725 3858 7727 3891 7775 3909 7760  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0518Z 302DEG 41KT 3895 7749  
 
 
BELAK  
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