Powerful storm leaves more than 1.5 million in D.C. region without power

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Powerful storm leaves more than 1.5 million in D.C. region without power

 
 
 

(Craig Hudson/ THE WASHINGTON POST ) - Lightning strikes in Alexandria Friday night.


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  • (Daniel C. Britt/ THE WASHINGTON POST ) - A large tree branch blocks automobile passage at the intersection of 15th St. NW and Q St. NW in Washington D.C. on Friday. The sudden lightening storm around 11 p.m. produced torrential downpours that blinded motorists. High winds felled several trees all over the region.
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By ,  and , Updated: Saturday, June 30, 1:24 PM

More than 1.5 million homes and businesses across Maryland and Virginia lost power Friday night as one of the most powerful and punishing storms in months swept across the Washington region.

 

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