What it was like inside the D.C. tornado on the National Mall [View all]

WTOP traffic reporter Dave Dildine explains how he got caught in the tornado Thursday night and describes what he witnessed.

I never thought I would be blindsided by a tornado in downtown Washington, just steps from the Lincoln Memorial.

But Thursday night, I was inside the tornado on the National Mall with a front-row seat to this chaotic, whirlwind performance.

Here’s how it happened, what I did to keep myself safe and what I could have done differently.

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