Photos: Storm rips through DC region, leaves trail of damage

A large tree slammed into a home on Parkwood Court in Kensington. An occupant was in the lower level at the time and no one was injured. The family has been displaced because of the damage. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
A large tree slammed into a home on Parkwood Court in Kensington. An occupant was in the lower level at the time and no one was injured. The family has been displaced because of the damage. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
A large tree slammed into a home on Parkwood Court in Kensington. An occupant was in the lower level at the time and no one was injured. The family has been displaced because of the damage. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
A large tree slammed into a home on Parkwood Court in Kensington. An occupant was in the lower level at the time and no one was injured. The family has been displaced because of the damage. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Wind knocked this large oak tree into a house in Forest Glen, Md. No one was injured but the home owners were displaced. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Wind knocked this large oak tree into a house in Forest Glen, Md. No one was injured but the home owners were displaced. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Wind knocked this large oak tree into a house in Forest Glen, Md. No one was injured but the home owners were displaced. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Wind knocked this large oak tree into a house in Forest Glen, Md. No one was injured but the home owners were displaced. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
A large, dead tree is down across outbound Suitland Parkway, between Suitland Road and Forestville Road, on Wednesday March 1, 2017. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
A large, dead tree is down across outbound Suitland Parkway, between Suitland Road and Forestville Road, on Wednesday March 1, 2017. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Downed trees and wires were reported in the 20600 block of Prathertown Road in Montgomery County, Md., on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 (Courtesy MCFRS/Pete Piringer via Twitter)
Downed trees and wires were reported in the 20600 block of Prathertown Road in Montgomery County, Md., on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 (Courtesy MCFRS/Pete Piringer via Twitter) (Courtesy MCFRS/Pete Piringer via Twitter)
Wind gusts  tore up this wooden play structure in half in Stafford, Va. on Wednesday, March 1, 2017. (Courtesy Shannon Simmons)
Wind gusts tore this wooden play structure in half in Stafford, Va., on Wednesday, March 1, 2017. (Courtesy Shannon Simmons)
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A large tree slammed into a home on Parkwood Court in Kensington. An occupant was in the lower level at the time and no one was injured. The family has been displaced because of the damage. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
A large tree slammed into a home on Parkwood Court in Kensington. An occupant was in the lower level at the time and no one was injured. The family has been displaced because of the damage. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Wind knocked this large oak tree into a house in Forest Glen, Md. No one was injured but the home owners were displaced. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Wind knocked this large oak tree into a house in Forest Glen, Md. No one was injured but the home owners were displaced. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
A downed tree struck a vehicle, causing it to strike the truck in this photo tweeted by D.C. Fire and EMS on Wednesday, March 1, 2017. (Courtesy @dcfireems via Twitter)
A large, dead tree is down across outbound Suitland Parkway, between Suitland Road and Forestville Road, on Wednesday March 1, 2017. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Downed trees and wires were reported in the 20600 block of Prathertown Road in Montgomery County, Md., on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 (Courtesy MCFRS/Pete Piringer via Twitter)
Wind gusts  tore up this wooden play structure in half in Stafford, Va. on Wednesday, March 1, 2017. (Courtesy Shannon Simmons)

WASHINGTON — A storm swept through the D.C. area Wednesday morning, toppling trees and leaving many without power. See images of the storm.

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