The afternoon storm tore off part of the roof at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church, on North Capitol Street in Northwest, at around 1:45 p.m., and Mount Airy Baptist Church, also on North Capitol Street, later in the afternoon.
The damaged roof of St. Aloysius Catholic Church at Gonzaga High School in Washington, Thursday, April 6, 2017, after severe weather hot the Washington area.
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
Roof damage to St. Aloysius Church in D.C.
(WTOP/Dave Dildine)
WTOP/Dave Dildine
Roof damage to St. Aloysius Church in D.C.
(WTOP/Dave Dildine)
WTOP/Dave Dildine
The damaged roof of St. Aloysius Church.
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Courtesy DC Fire and EMS
The damaged roof of St. Aloysius Catholic Church at Gonzaga High School in Washington, Thursday, April 6, 2017, after severe weather his the Washington area.
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
The damaged roof of St. Aloysius Catholic Church at Gonzaga High School in Washington, Thursday, April 6, 2017, after severe weather hit the Washington area.
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
The damaged roof of St. Aloysius Catholic Church at Gonzaga High School in Washington, Thursday, April 6, 2017, after severe weather hit the Washington area.
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Firefighters work clear pieces of damaged tin roof after high winds damaged the roof of St. Aloysius Catholic Church at Gonzaga High School in Washington, Thursday, April 6, 2017.
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
Firefighters work to cut pieces of damaged tin roof down after high winds damaged the roof of St. Aloysius Catholic Church at Gonzaga High School in Washington, Thursday, April 6, 2017.
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
Firefighters work to cut pieces of damaged tin roof down after high winds damaged the roof of St. Aloysius Catholic Church at Gonzaga High School in Washington, Thursday, April 6, 2017.
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
Firefighters work to cut pieces of damaged tin roof down after high winds damaged the roof of St. Aloysius Catholic Church at Gonzaga High School in Washington, Thursday, April 6, 2017. Buildings were damaged in the Washington area as rough weather moved through.
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
Firefighters work to cut pieces of damaged tin roof down after high winds damaged the roof of St. Aloysius Catholic Church at Gonzaga High School in Washington, Thursday, April 6, 2017.
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
Roof damage to St. Aloysius Church in D.C.
(WTOP/Dave Dildine)
The afternoon storm tore off part of the roof at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church, at North Capitol and Eye streets in Northwest near Union Station, at around 1:45 p.m.
D.C. Fire and EMS said the building is still being evaluated for structural damage, but that no one was injured.
Some of the rafters were torn from the roof and landed several blocks away, WTOP’s Dave Dildine reports.
The church is physically connected to Gonzaga College High School.
The building was constructed in 1859.
Mount Airy Baptist Church, at 1100 North Capitol St. in Northwest, appears to have also suffered roof damage.
North Capitol Street has been closed as the fire department investigates.
WTOP’s Dave Dildine and Lisa Weiner contributed to this report.
Rick Massimo came to WTOP, and to Washington, in 2013 after having lived in Providence, R.I., since he was a child. He's the author of "A Walking Tour of the Georgetown Set" and "I Got a Song: A History of the Newport Folk Festival."