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mahatmakanejeeves

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6. From Saturday evening:
Sun Jul 30, 2023, 09:49 AM
Jul 2023

Last edited Sun Jul 30, 2023, 12:43 PM - Edit history (2)

WEATHER NEWS | Published July 29, 2023 8:32pm EDT

80-mph winds rip through Washington, DC, causing significant damage across metro

The National Weather Service said winds gusts were estimated to have topped 80 mph in the metro area.

By Andrew Wulfeck , Aaron Barker Source FOX Weather

WASHINGTON – Severe storms on Saturday produced wind gusts of hurricane force around the District of Columbia, downing trees and leading to widespread power outages.

First responders were busy in the first hours after the storm responding to calls of trees on top of homes and cars and called the damage in some neighborhoods "significant."

Videos and photos from K Street in the heart of the district to neighborhoods in the sprawling suburbs of Maryland and Virginia showed nearly the same scenes – uprooted trees and snapped limbs nearly everywhere you turned.

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Washington, D.C. radar from Saturday afternoon (FOX Weather)

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Whoa! Pacifist Patriot Jul 2023 #1
A 20-foot-long tree limb narrowly missed our roof Wicked Blue Jul 2023 #2
Look at 3rd one NJCher Jul 2023 #3
Reply removed by poster. SpamWyzer Jul 2023 #4
Nothing harder to find than yesterday's weather Marthe48 Jul 2023 #5
From Saturday evening: mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 #6
Thank you Marthe48 Jul 2023 #7
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