BREAKING: NWS Confirms Tornado Ripped Through North Arlington Neighborhoods

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I used to live in Cherrydale. From 1988 through 1990, I voted at St. Agnes. As for H Street NE, I was in the Giant at Third Street and H Street NE a week and a half ago.

NEWS, WEATHER

BREAKING: NWS Confirms Tornado Ripped Through North Arlington Neighborhoods

ARLnow.com Today at 3:15pm

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Road closed due to storm damage in Cherrydale < 35/57 >

(Updated at 6:50 p.m.) The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado caused the widespread damage seen in several North Arlington neighborhoods today.

The tornado struck around 9 p.m. Thursday night, touching down near the intersection of Lee Highway and N. Glebe Road. It was rated as an EF1 — the second-lowest on the Enhanced Fujita scale — and cut a 125 yard-wide path of damage as it made its way east through several neighborhoods, before moving into D.C. Maximum winds were estimated at 90 mph.

The twister’s 4.4 mile path ended on the National Mall, between the Washington Monument and the White House. A second tornado, rated EF0, struck near H Street NE in the District, according to forecasters.

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Waverly Hills and Cherrydale suffered the worst of the storm’s fury, starting around Woodstock Park and moving along an easterly route just south of Lee Highway. The extent of the damage was evident this morning after the sun came up and chainsaws started buzzing over a large stretch of the neighborhoods.

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Over on N. Stafford Street, Jeff Jackson was picking up tree branches across the street from St. Agnes Catholic School in Cherrydale. The Arlington native now lives in Portland, Oregon, but is home taking care of his mother. He was at a friend’s house nearby as the storm approached.

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