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WTOP Staff

April 21, 2017, 6:25 PM

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A powerful supercell thunderstorm raced across Montgomery County, Md. and the northern portion of the District of Columbia shortly before 5 p.m. on Friday, dropping hail up to the size of ping pong balls. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
WTOP/Dave Dildine
WTOP’s Dave Dildine filmed the supercell storm that raced through the D.C. metro area on Friday, April 22. Time lapse footage shows the storm’s rotating updraft and a strong downdraft as it moved over the northern tip of the District shortly before 5 p.m. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Hail gathers after a storm in the D.C. area on April 21, 2017. (Courtesy Don Squires)
Hail gathers after a storm in the D.C. area on April 21, 2017. (Courtesy Don Squires)
Courtesy Don Squires
Quarter-sized hail stones fall during the April 21, 2017 storm in the D.C. area. (Courtesy Don Squires)
Quarter-sized hail stones fall during the April 21, 2017 storm in the D.C. area. (Courtesy Don Squires)
Courtesy Don Squires
Photo of dark storm clouds forming
A supercell forms at around 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 21, 2107 before moving over the northern tip of Washington, D.C. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
WTOP/Dave Dildine
Photo of storm clouds forming
A supercell moves over Washington, D.C. on Friday, April 21, 2017. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
WTOP/Dave Dildine
A tree trunk breaks in half on Kentstone Drive and Linder Lane in Bethesda after a storm on April 21, 2017. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue/Pete Piringer)
A tree trunk breaks in half on Kentstone Drive and Linder Lane in Bethesda after a storm on April 21, 2017. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue/Pete Piringer)
Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue/Pete Piringer
Photo of a large tree in the side of a home
A tree falls on a house on the 8500 block of Lynwood Place near Manor Road. There were no injuries but one family was displaced. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue/Pete Piringer)
Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue/Pete Piringer
A large tree on the 4900 block of Elsmere Avenue in Bethesda, Maryland, falls after a storm on April 21, 2017. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue/Pete Piringer)
A large tree on the 4900 block of Elsmere Avenue in Bethesda, Maryland, falls after a storm on April 21, 2017. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue/Pete Piringer)
Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue/Pete Piringer
Photo of a large tree in the side of a home
This large tree toppled into a residence in the 8500 block of Lynwood Place in Montgomery County, Md. on Friday, April 21, 2017. Montgomery COunty Fire & Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer says no injuries were reported. (Courtesy Pete Piringer/MCFRS via Twitter) (Courtesy Pete Piringer/MCFRS via Twitter)
Courtesy Pete Piringer/MCFRS via Twitter
This large tree toppled onto a home in Bethesda, Md., and displaced the residents on Friday, April 21, 2017. (Courtesy Pete Piringer/MCFRS via Twitter) (Courtesy Pete Piringer/MCFRS via Twitter)
This large tree toppled onto a home on Parkwood Drive in Montgomery County, Md. on Friday, April 21, 2017. No injuries were reported, but there was some moderate damage, according to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer. (Courtesy Pete Piringer/MCFRS via Twitter)
This large tree toppled onto a home on Parkwood Drive in Montgomery County, Md. on Friday, April 21, 2017. No injuries were reported, but there was some moderate damage, according to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer. (Courtesy Pete Piringer/MCFRS via Twitter) (Courtesy Pete Piringer/MCFRS via Twitter)
Courtesy Pete Piringer/MCFRS via Twitter
Photo of hail on a deck
A WTOP listener sent this photo of fallen hail after a storm passed through the region on Friday, April 21, 2017. (Courtesy Josh Arnson)
Courtesy Josh Arnson
Photo of person with hail in their hand
A WTOP listener emailed this photo of hail that came down in Takoma Park, Md., following a storm Friday, April 21, 2017. (Courtesy Josh Arnson)
Courtesy Josh Arnson
(Courtesy Twitter user @clintonbritt) (Courtesy Josh Arnson)
Photos of hail falling onto a parked car
Pellets of hail fall from the sky in Takoma Park, Md., during a late afternoon storm Friday, April 21, 2017. (WTOP/Judy Taub)
WTOP/Judy Taub
Several WTOP listeners tweeted footage, like this video from Silver Spring, Md., showing hail falling during a late afternoon storm on Friday, April 21, 2017. (Courtesy Twitter user @FentonGroupLLC) (WTOP/Judy Taub)
This WTOP listener says this tweeted footage shows “rock size” hail falling in Silver Spring, Md. (Courtesy Twitter user @cprjr) (WTOP/Judy Taub)
A WTOP listener says this tweeted video shows heavy rain falling in Rockville, Md. (Courtesy Twitter user @MMMaryluna) (WTOP/Judy Taub)
(Courtesy Twitter user @BaltimoreBRSRK) (WTOP/Judy Taub)
(Courtesy Twitter user @MMMaryluna) (WTOP/Judy Taub)
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Hail gathers after a storm in the D.C. area on April 21, 2017. (Courtesy Don Squires)
Quarter-sized hail stones fall during the April 21, 2017 storm in the D.C. area. (Courtesy Don Squires)
Photo of dark storm clouds forming
Photo of storm clouds forming
A tree trunk breaks in half on Kentstone Drive and Linder Lane in Bethesda after a storm on April 21, 2017. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue/Pete Piringer)
Photo of a large tree in the side of a home
A large tree on the 4900 block of Elsmere Avenue in Bethesda, Maryland, falls after a storm on April 21, 2017. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue/Pete Piringer)
Photo of a large tree in the side of a home
This large tree toppled onto a home on Parkwood Drive in Montgomery County, Md. on Friday, April 21, 2017. No injuries were reported, but there was some moderate damage, according to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer. (Courtesy Pete Piringer/MCFRS via Twitter)
Photo of hail on a deck
Photo of person with hail in their hand
Photos of hail falling onto a parked car

WASHINGTON — A powerful thunderstorm raced across the region Friday, April 21, 2017, downing trees and dropping hail up to the size of ping pong balls.

The thunderstorm formed in the panhandle of West Virginia and quickly intensified as it tracked into Montgomery County, Md. around 4 p.m. The storm produced large hail that stripped leaves from branches and winds that felled trees along a path through Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Silver Spring and Takoma Park.

No injuries were reported.

Hail up to the size of quarters was also reported in Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties.

The storm was a supercell, an intense, rotating weather system, that tracked over 70 miles from West Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay.

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