After-School Activities Canceled At Arlington Public Schools

ARLINGTON, VA — Arlington Public Schools has canceled all after-school activities on Wednesday, according to a post on the official APS Twitter account.

Extended Dat at APS will remain open until 6 p.m., but families are asked to pick up their students as soon as possible.

National Weather Service issued a tornado watch until 7 p.m. for Northern Virginia, D.C. and parts of Maryland.

NWS also issued a flash flood watch Wednesday morning for Arlington. The watch is in effect through Thursday morning.

Heavy thunderstorms are expected to pass through the Washington, D.C. area Wednesday morning, bringing localized flash flooding, according to NWS.

Additional thunderstorms are predicted for the afternoon and evening, bringing rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches and as much as 6 inches in some areas.

All APS after school activities are canceled for today, Wed. Sept. 1, 2021. Extended Day is open until 6 p.m. but please pick up as early as possible. pic.twitter.com/SmL8MLDBMR
— Arlington Public Schools (@APSVirginia) September 1, 2021

The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for Arlington County from 09-01-2021 11:45 AM until 09-01-2021 07:00 PM. Storms are possible. Watch = tornado is possible. Warning = tornado is likely. #ArlWx

For preparedness info follow @ReadyArlin pic.twitter.com/Sev7D8QmjV
— Arlington Alert (@ArlingtonAlert) September 1, 2021