D.C. endures worst storm since Derecho 2012 — here’s how it happened

[mahatmakanejeeves]

I went to bed at about 11:30. The thunder woke me up. I thought it was about 3:00 a.m., but it was just after midnight. I immediately fell back asleep, and I slept through the whole thing.

D.C. endures worst storm since Derecho 2012 — here’s how it happened

Capital Weather Gang
By Jason Samenow and Jeff Halverson July 1 at 10:59 AM

In the middle of the night, in July’s opening moments, the most violent complex of the storms since the June 2012 derecho blasted the immediate D.C. area. It downed scores of trees and produced blinding rain and almost non-stop lightning as it swept straight up the I-95 corridor from near Dale City through the District and into Baltimore.

This morning, area utilities, including Pepco, are still dealing with thousands without electricity.

Many eyewitnesses, awakened and rattled by the storm, described it as the scariest they could recall — jarred by the deafening thunder, continuous lightning, pounding rain and roaring winds.

The intense but very localized storm complex formed from the merging of multiple thunderstorm cells just to the south of Washington after midnight.

5-minute time lapse of lightning from Silver Spring from last night's storm.
Kaitlin Walsh

[elleng]

1. Thanks for this.

It was rather noisy but much to my surprise, didn't affect my Directv here in southern MD, Calvert, or my power.

My daughter, 30 miles north of me in PG, lost power and hence water, and was without them this morning. I haven't heard what progress has been made there; I did invite them to join me here, in my 100+ year old house on the river! And just returned from the grocery store and didn't notice much if any damage; one little puddle on my path to the road.

Those are great pics!