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Storms wallop DC region with hail and heavy winds to end Memorial Day 05/27/2024 10:01pm • Listen to WTOP for the latest weather updates on the 8s. Rounds of severe thunderstorms rolled through the D.C. area Monday night bringing heavy rain, hail, flash flooding and possibly a tornado. Here's what you need to know. The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch until 11 p.m. WTOP’s Wedding Week: How to start planning your big day 05/27/2024 01:31pm • If you're recently engaged, you may have been banging your head against the wall, procrastinating the planning. But launching those plans can be easy. You do not have to conform to the traditional tropes of the hourlong ceremony and tossing of the bouquet. Couples these days are ditching the Thunderstorms, heavy winds continue during dreary Memorial Day weekend 05/27/2024 12:00am • Listen to WTOP for the latest weather updates on the 8s. Memorial Day weekend has brought increased rain and wind chances to D.C., Maryland and Virginia ahead of what looks to be a wet and windy unofficial start to summer. Monday morning drivers can expect a stray shower or thunderstorm ahead PHOTOS: Rolling to Remember brings thousands to DC ahead of Memorial Day 05/26/2024 04:42pm • .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;width:300px !important;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}.in-article-vertical-video connatix_video_caption {width: 300px !important;}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 1 Fort Belvoir honors Memorial Day with annual wreath-laying event 05/25/2024 11:38pm • Fort Belvoir kicked off the holiday weekend early Thursday with a wreath-laying ceremony followed by a multi-part festival. The celebration began in the morning outside the Cold War Memorial on the Long Parade Field. Chaplain Chad Davis delivered the invocation followed by a performance of the What you need to know about road closures in DC this Memorial Day weekend 05/25/2024 01:00am • Listen live to WTOP for the latest traffic updates on the 8s. D.C. and its host of National Park facilities are gearing up for Memorial Day with a series of events, and with them come road closures. A series of traffic restrictions will be in place Sunday and Monday, as many drivers no doubt w Events in the DC area that commemorate Memorial Day holiday 05/25/2024 12:01am • A solemn holiday to honor those who died fighting for the U.S. armed forces, Memorial Day weekend brings events and parades around the D.C. area. Here's what you need to know. Memorial Day is also the unofficial start of summer, which means many area swimming pools are starting to open. DC See How DC-area travelers are beating traffic during Memorial Day weekend 05/24/2024 03:28pm • Some drivers in the D.C. area are choosing Friday as their time to get away for Memorial Day weekend, which is historically one of the busiest travel times of the year, but has morphed into a multiday getaway that hasn't caused widespread traffic congestion in the D.C. region. One traveler, A Food safety tips for your Memorial Day weekend cookout 05/24/2024 12:10pm • Many of us will fire up the grill during Memorial Day weekend, but don’t let food poisoning ruin your cookout. According to the CDC, about 128,000 people are hospitalized and 3,000 people die each year from foodborne illness. As the weather heats up, rates of foodborne illness increase. U.S. Memorial Day 2024: What's open, what's closed around DC area 05/23/2024 05:55pm • Monday, May 27, is Memorial Day and along with several events commemorating the holiday, there are a variety of closures and service disruptions in the D.C. area. Memorial Day is a federal holiday and most federal offices are closed. The U.S. Postal Service does not make deliveries and banks are Things to do in the DC area: Post punk flea market, Pixar Putt, cat meditation … and more! 05/23/2024 05:53am • There’s so much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticipating. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of Things to do in the D.C. area. For lovers of all things dark and spooky, the Post Punk Flea Market is set Flowers of Remembrance Day returns to Arlington National Cemetery 05/22/2024 06:27pm • On Sunday, visitors to Arlington National Cemetery will have the chance to pay their respects at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in a unique way — laying a flower at the tomb. “Until we had our centennial, the 100 years of the Tomb of the Unknown, which happened in 2021, the public had not be 'Greatest of All Time' youth mental health expo is in Maryland this weekend 05/17/2024 09:26am • Mental health continues to be a big priority for young people, with increasing rates of depression and anxiety reported among adolescents in recent years. But accessing resources that can help someone get the help they need can also be extremely difficult. The National Alliance on Mental Illness Things to do in the DC area: Cirque du Soleil's 'Corteo', Bike to Work Day ... and more! 05/16/2024 06:06pm • There’s so much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticipating. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of Things to do in the D.C. area. Cirque du Soleil is back in town, this time in Fairfax, Virginia's Eag All things no-go? The ticketing nightmare behind Maryland's premier indie music festival 05/13/2024 06:34am • The All Things Go music festival, hosted at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, has only grown since its inception in 2014. Now, it's bursting out of its 40-acre cage and seems like a whole different animal for potential festivalgoers. This year's festival sold out altogether sh