Most power outages cleared after storm

The storms left tens of thousands without power, but that number was down significantly by Wednesday morning. (AP)
Water rises on Foggy Bottom Road in Bluemont, Va. (Courtesy of Dennis Desmond)
Water rises on Foggy Bottom Road in Bluemont, Va. (Courtesy of Dennis Desmond)
Water begins to flood an alley north of Thomas Street in the Bloomingdale area of D.C. (WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck)
The National Cathedral as seen from WTOP in Northwest D.C. (WTOP/Laurie Cantillo)
261570 On Thomas Street NW in the District, a burst of heavy rain and wind stripped leaves from trees and knocked over garbage cans. The Bloomingdale neighborhood regularly deals with flooding and work crews from D.C. Water were in place in advance of the storm. (WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck)
A photo shows the approaching squall line looking west from Fort Reno in Northwest D.C. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Water rises on Beulah Road at Telegraph Road. (Courtesy of Wayne Williams)
A downed tree fell on a car in the southbound lanes of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. This photo was taken at 3:30 p.m. (User-Submitted)
A downed tree fell on a car in the southbound lanes of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. This photo was taken at 4:15 p.m. (Courtesy of Mark Ricks via Twitter)
With sandbags ready to guard against rising waters, the oft-flooded Bloomingdale neighborhood was ready for the storm. The area seems to have avoided damage. (WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck)
A tree blocked a turn lane on Route 123 in southern Fairfax County. (WTOP/Hank Silverberg)
Storm clouds hovered at Dulles airport right before the storm began. (Courtesy of Dave Johnson via Twitter)
In Arlington, the storm uprooted a tree, which sliced off the top of a chimney before crashing into a home in the 2200 block of South Dinwiddie Street. Though Femila Riguera was home at the time, she was not hurt. She says her first thought after the "boom" and shaking was that the area was having another earthquake.She lives with her husband and two other family members. (WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck)
In Arlington, the storm uprooted a tree, which sliced off the top of a chimney before crashing into a home in the 2200 block of South Dinwiddie Street. Though Femila Riguera was home at the time, she was not hurt. She says her first thought after the "boom" and shaking was that the area was having another earthquake. She lives with her husband and two other family members. Here, the house's severed chimney is in view. (WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck)
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WASHINGTON – Heavy winds and rain whipped through the region Tuesday afternoon, downing trees and causing outages throughout the WTOP listening area.

Flash flood and tornado warnings were also issued by the National Weather Service, but were later canceled.

At its peak, tens of thousands were without power, but by early Wednesday only about 600 Potomac Edison customers were still in the dark, mostly in Frederick County, Md. Other power companies have restored their outages.

In Arlington, the wind sent a tree crashing into a home. No one was hurt.

Because of the pounding rain, the Washington Nationals canceled Tuesday’s game against the Dodgers. It is being rescheduled for Wednesday afternoon.

In Maryland, a downed tree interrupted service on the MARC train. The tracks were then cleared on the Brunswick Line. On the Penn Line, MARC canceled train 403 at 5 a.m.

Amtrak says service between Washington and Baltimore continued to be delayed because of signal problems. Repairs are being done.

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