Strong storms, hail hit DC area (Photos)

A rainbow and a bolt of lightning share the sky over Culpeper, Virginia. (Courtesy Todd Durica)

Storm clouds gather over Reston, Va., as strong storms rolled through the D.C. area Monday night. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

A tree in a yard on Finley Drive in Culpeper, Virginia. (Courtesy Soto Serranog)

A time lapse of a shelf cloud over Reston, Virginia, during Monday night’s storm. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) (Courtesy Soto Serranog)

Hail in the front yard of a home in Charles Town, West Virginia. (Courtesy Stephanie Campbell)

A downed tree caused a lot of damage for this home on Pinoak Lane in Reston, Virginia. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)

Fortunately, no one was hurt since no one was home when this tree fell a house in Pinoak Drive in Reston, Virginia. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)

A rainbow representing the calm after the storm. (Courtesy John Robson) — A rainbow representing the calm after the storm in Catharpin, Va. (Courtesy John Robson)

The sun sets on a stormy day in Catharpin, Va. (Courtesy John Robson)

Wow, this sky after the storm out here in Sterling, VA. Amazing and no filter. The picture doesn’t do justice. @wusa9 @weatherchannel @ABC7News @fox5dc @capitalweather @nbcwashington @WTOP pic.twitter.com/xq8lEwbVu1
— Jesse Weikel (@jesseweikel) May 15, 2018

The sun sets on a stormy Monday evening. (WTOP/Ren Zheng)

After the storm. #LoveLoudoun #DoubleRainbow @WTOP pic.twitter.com/91kuVdjh1V
— Kat Hitchcock (@DrKatHitchcock) May 15, 2018

@WTOP Scary clouds approaching Belmont Bay pic.twitter.com/ONHETrix6j
— ItsLuisF (@ItsLuisF) May 14, 2018

Egg sized hail in Inwood, WV earlier this evening! Reports of cars being damaged @NWS_BaltWash @nbcwashington @WTOP Courtesy: Aaron Largent pic.twitter.com/uVNDj6CQps
— Lauryn Ricketts (@laurynricketts) May 14, 2018

View of the wet pavement in Washington, D.C. during the Monday night storms. (WTOP/Will Vitka)

More....Larch Ave, Takoma Park, pic.twitter.com/DlDEyTbnWp
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) May 15, 2018

Strong #derecho winds up in NE #DC. Tree fell on an ambulance tending to a neighbor. Stay safe y’all. pic.twitter.com/XmoOTglBT9
— Walter Deleon (@WalterDeleonDC) May 14, 2018

A couple of large trees come down on Glade Drive near Soapstone Drive in Reston. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

Some of the most intense clouds I've ever seen in DC! @capitalweather @amelia_draper @WTOP pic.twitter.com/1Ly35YJQ1s
— Geoff Palcher (@gpalcher) May 14, 2018

Heavy rains along River Rd. in Bethesda. (WTOP/Mike Murrillo) — Heavy rains along the aptly named River Rd. in Bethesda. (WTOP/Mike Murrillo)

DC Shelf Cloud continued...

View from @WTOP Radio.

"Whale's Mouth" pic.twitter.com/XbFTSpWN6N
— Jacob Wycoff (@4cast4you) May 14, 2018

Shelf cloud over Lorton earlier. @WTOP @WTOPWeather pic.twitter.com/wD5zeQj5Gy
— Mike Kulinski (@mak334) May 14, 2018

Just rain and lightning at McLean. The worst seems to have passed. @WTOP @capitalweather pic.twitter.com/QELSsAoP9p
— Peyton (@DCMiniMania) May 14, 2018

@WTOP look at this storm rolling into the Capitol pic.twitter.com/7TIKKc0UNl
— Jonathan Edelman (@tweedelman) May 14, 2018

@WTOP Weather from Laplata Md pic.twitter.com/hqyfoCTtLE
— D (@dh461hd) May 14, 2018

This storm came in with some force - note the gigantic crane (back left corner) moving like a toy over #georgetown #dc #dcweather #dmv @WTOP #wtop pic.twitter.com/splUMYbuvg
— Ellie Slater (@elleslate) May 15, 2018

Severe weather in Ashburn @WTOP @dougkammerer @amelia_draper @nbcwashington @fox5dc pic.twitter.com/frOqq7tM1E
— Teri WHY R. (@uvakapo) May 14, 2018

@wtop pic.twitter.com/MmB7k517RJ
— Matt Ritter, Media Meteorologist: 7news-TNWD (@MetMattRitter) May 14, 2018

Before the storm in southeast DC. @dougkammerer @shomaristone @ChuckBell4 @amelia_draper @capitalweather @wtop pic.twitter.com/gcvIkToX2j
— Marie Muse (@mariebmuse) May 15, 2018

The storm front is moving in here in Woodbridge. Things are cooling down quickly, the wind is picking up and the sky is looking a little ominous. @WTOP pic.twitter.com/ziwNEMHHdN
— Kathy Stewart (@laxmax111) May 14, 2018

Don't take it light, these storms heading east. @capitalweather @StormHour @ABC7Brian @islivingston pic.twitter.com/mZ6btH0Czm
— Ganesh Panneer (@gankp) May 14, 2018

Green skies over Alexandria, VA, as the thunderstorms begin to roll through. @WTOP pic.twitter.com/YY0bHV0Hu9
— Samuel Parks (@samnparks) May 14, 2018