WASHINGTON – Flooding is the main concern into the morning after 1 to 3 inches of rain fell throughout the region on Wednesday, but the worst of the storm has passed.
The heaviest areas of rainfall were in parts of Fairfax County near Reston and in parts of Montgomery County.
A flood warning remains in effect until 1:30 a.m. for urban areas and small streams in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland, as well as Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Fauquier, Prince William and Stafford counties, and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church and Manassas in Virginia.
Winds were a concern throughout the evening, gusting at 40 mph at Reagan National Airport, says Mike Stinneford, ABC 7 meteorologist.
The winds, combined with the rains and the already wet ground, are likely to bring down some trees.
Cold air is expected overnight, in some areas turning some of the rain into snow, Stinneford says. Temperatures are expected to drop into the low- to mid-30s overnight, warming slightly on Thursday to highs in the mid-40s under cloudy skies. Friday will be sunny with highs in the mid 40s.
About 2,000 people are without power in Northern Virginia, mostly in the Courthouse neighborhood of Arlington. The outage is affecting traffic signals in the area. Dominion Power does not know when power will be restored.
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