Violent storms downed dozens of trees and spawned at least one tornado in Washington region Thursday
Crews clearing downed tree limbs and debris at the John Paul Jones Memorial in West Potomac Park in Washington. By Jason Samenow Jason Samenow Editor and writer covering weather and climate Email Bio Follow May 24 at 4:01 PM An intense thunderstorm squall line raced into the Washington region late Thursday afternoon, unleashing widespread damaging winds that took down dozens of trees and power lines around the region.
In the wake of this afternoon’s storm, there is widespread tree damage from the Lincoln Memorial to the Washington Monument and around the Tidal Basin and Hains Point. Crews are in the scene to begin cleanup. Please be careful as you move around the National Mall this evening. pic.twitter.com/q1mLJS5g5q
— Matt Mahalik May 23, 2019 Over the course of Thursday afternoon, the Weather Service issued 19 severe thunderstorm warnings and two tornado warnings, which collectively covered almost the entire region. In the storms’ aftermath, it filed over 75 reports of wind damage, mainly to trees. Storm and transformer explosion in Ballston Arlington, VA from 11th floor @capitalweather pic.twitter.com/oiVT6AYwxx
The tornado that struck Columbia at 3:34 p.m. was rated EF-1 on the 0 to 5 scale for tornado intensity. It snapped trees and tore the roof off part of a building.A possible tornado in #ColumbiaMD, I'm seeing sheared trees in a clear and defined path of destruction moving in an east-west direction near the intersection of Rt 32 and 29 from #Chopper4 #BREAKINGNEWS #mdwx #stormdamage @nbcwashington @amelia_draper @dougkammerer pic.twitter.
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