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Strong storms, hail hit DC area (Photos)

WTOP Staff

May 15, 2018, 9:55 AM

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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Courtesy John Robson
The sun sets on a stormy day in Catharpin, Va. (Courtesy John Robson)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
WTOP/Will Vitka
Another view of gray storm clouds over Northwest Washington, D.C. (WTOP/Will Vitka)
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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