Strong storms, hail hit DC area (Photos)

WASHINGTON — Severe thunderstorms barreled through the D.C. area Monday evening, bringing strong winds, heavy rains and even the threat of a derecho.

See their impact around the area in the gallery below.

A rainbow and a bolt of lightning share the sky over Culpeper, Virginia. (Courtesy Todd Durica)
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)
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 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)
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)
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)
Hail in the front yard of a home in Charles Town, West Virginia. (Courtesy Stephanie Campbell)
Hail in the front yard of a home in Charles Town, West Virginia. (Courtesy Stephanie Campbell)
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)
The sun sets on a stormy Monday evening. (WTOP/Ren Zheng)
The sun sets on a stormy Monday evening. (WTOP/Ren Zheng)
View of the wet pavement in Washington, D.C. during the Monday night storms. (WTOP/Will Vitka)
View of the wet pavement in Washington, D.C. during the Monday night storms. (WTOP/Will Vitka)
A couple of large trees come down on Glade Drive near Soapstone Drive in Reston. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
A couple of large trees come down on Glade Drive near Soapstone Drive in Reston. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Heavy rains along River Rd. in Bethesda. (WTOP/Mike Murrillo)
Heavy rains along the aptly named River Rd. in Bethesda. (WTOP/Mike Murrillo)
Storm clouds roll over NW Washington, D.C. (WTOP/Will Vitka)
Storm clouds roll over NW Washington, D.C. (WTOP/Will Vitka)
Storm clouds gather over Northwest Washington, D.C. (WTOP/Will Vitka)
Storm clouds gather over Northwest Washington, D.C. (WTOP/Will Vitka)
Another view of gray storm clouds over Northwest Washington, D.C. (WTOP/Will Vitka)
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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 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)
Hail in the front yard of a home in Charles Town, West Virginia. (Courtesy Stephanie Campbell)
A rainbow representing the calm after the storm. (Courtesy John Robson)
The sun sets on a stormy Monday evening. (WTOP/Ren Zheng)
View of the wet pavement in Washington, D.C. during the Monday night storms. (WTOP/Will Vitka)
A couple of large trees come down on Glade Drive near Soapstone Drive in Reston. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Heavy rains along River Rd. in Bethesda. (WTOP/Mike Murrillo)
Storm clouds roll over NW Washington, D.C. (WTOP/Will Vitka)
Storm clouds gather over Northwest Washington, D.C. (WTOP/Will Vitka)
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