At its peak, tens of thousands were without
power, but by early Wednesday only
about 600 Potomac Edison customers will still in
the dark, mostly in Frederick
County, Md. Other power companies have restored
their outages.
The storms left tens of thousands without power, but that number was down significantly by Wednesday morning. (AP)
AP
Water rises on Foggy Bottom Road in Bluemont, Va.
(Courtesy of Dennis Desmond)
Courtesy of Dennis Desmond
Water rises on Foggy Bottom Road in Bluemont, Va.
(Courtesy of Dennis Desmond)
Courtesy of Dennis Desmond
Water begins to flood an alley north of Thomas
Street in the Bloomingdale area of D.C.
(WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck)
WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck
The National Cathedral as seen from WTOP in
Northwest D.C. (WTOP/Laurie Cantillo)
WTOP/Laurie Cantillo
261570 On Thomas Street NW in the District, a burst of
heavy rain and wind stripped leaves from trees and
knocked over garbage cans. The Bloomingdale
neighborhood regularly deals with flooding and
work crews from D.C. Water were in place in
advance of the storm. (WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck)
WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck
A photo shows the approaching squall line looking
west from Fort Reno in Northwest D.C. (WTOP/Dave
Dildine)
Water rises on Beulah Road at Telegraph Road.
(Courtesy of Wayne Williams)
Courtesy of Wayne Williams
A downed tree fell on a car in the southbound
lanes of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. This
photo was taken at 3:30 p.m. (User-Submitted)
User-Submitted
A downed tree fell on a car in the southbound
lanes of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. This
photo was taken at 4:15 p.m. (Courtesy of Mark
Ricks via Twitter)
With sandbags ready to guard against rising
waters, the oft-flooded Bloomingdale neighborhood
was ready for the storm. The area seems to have
avoided damage. (WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck)
WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck
A tree blocked a turn lane on Route 123 in
southern Fairfax County. (WTOP/Hank Silverberg)
WTOP/Hank Silverberg
Storm clouds hovered at Dulles airport right
before the storm began. (Courtesy of Dave Johnson
via Twitter)
In Arlington, the storm uprooted a tree, which
sliced off the top of a chimney before crashing
into a home in the 2200 block of South Dinwiddie
Street. Though Femila Riguera was home at the
time, she was not hurt. She says her first
thought after the "boom" and shaking was that
the area was having another earthquake.She lives
with her husband and two other family members.
(WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck)
WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck
In Arlington, the storm uprooted a tree, which
sliced off the top of a chimney before crashing
into a home in the 2200 block of South Dinwiddie
Street. Though Femila Riguera was home at the
time, she was not hurt. She says her first
thought after the "boom" and shaking was that
the area was having another earthquake. She
lives with her husband and two other family
members. Here, the house's severed chimney is in
view. (WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck)
WASHINGTON – Heavy winds and rain whipped through the region Tuesday afternoon, downing trees and causing outages throughout the WTOP listening area.
Flash flood and tornado warnings were also issued by the National Weather Service, but were later canceled.
At its peak, tens of thousands were without power, but by early Wednesday only about 600 Potomac Edison customers were still in the dark, mostly in Frederick County, Md. Other power companies have restored their outages.
Because of the pounding rain, the Washington Nationals canceled Tuesday’s game against the Dodgers. It is being rescheduled for Wednesday afternoon.
In Maryland, a downed tree interrupted service on the MARC train. The tracks were then cleared on the Brunswick Line. On the Penn Line, MARC canceled train 403 at 5 a.m.
Amtrak says service between Washington and Baltimore continued to be delayed because of signal problems. Repairs are being done.
