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9:20 p.m.
Fire on Belmont Bay Drive in Woodbridge caused by lightning strike. Fire in attic. Flames doused by fire crews. Homes have water damage due to rain.
The fire ignited prior to the severe thunderstorm that rolled through the area. The call for help went about about 6:20 p.m., said OWL VFD spokeswoman Rebecca Barnes.
9:15 p.m.
Four people who went kayaking earlier today on the Occoquan River and were reported missing have been located safe.
9:10 p.m.
Storm reports reported by the Baltimore/Washington National Weather Service office in Sterling:
A 62 mph wind gust was recorded at Quantico Marine Corps Base.
Downed tree on Route 1 and Jason Lane in Stafford.
Tree down on Spruce Lane near Manassas.
Tree down on Sudley Road near Pageland Lane in western Prince William County.
Tree down on Sudley Road at Misty Acres Lane near Gainesville.
Tree down on Sudley Road at Catharpin Road.
8:52 p.m.
At least 30 people were displaced in the Belmont Bay neighborhood in Woodbridge after a fire ripped through a condo building.
The fire occurred after 7 p.m. in the 500 block of Belmont Bay Drive in Woodbridge. It happened about the same time a round of severe thunderstorms roared through the region bringing torrential rains, wind, and lightning. It’s not clear if anyone was injured.
Fire crews are also working a major house fire near Gainesville, in the 1300 block of Fieldstone Way in the Heritage Hunt retirement community.
“The units where the fire occurred are normally occupied by at least two people,” said Prince William fire and rescue spokesman Thomas Jarman.
Jarman didn’t have any information about possible injuries, or how many people were displaced because of the blaze. The fire was a “major working incident,” Jarman said.
Jarman also said two people kayaking on the Occoquan River went missing about the same time the storm hit. He said Fairfax County officials were working that incident.
Potomac Local called Fairfax County authorities to get more information. We’re waiting to hear back from them.
The region was under a tornado warning for about an hour tonight. While there were no reports of serious wind damage just before 9 p.m., Jarman said these storms contained dangerous wind and hail, and that more damage reports are possible.
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