Until recent days, summer storms seemed to have gone missing. Then we officially launched on Tuesday. Almost immediately, the storms materialized.
Each day had its own flavor, but mesmerizing skies, warnings, and storm reports from dangerous weather were common late Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Below, a quick look at each day.
Wednesday
Showers and storms on Wednesday were not severe, but they marked a change in our ultra-dry June at that point. The area was treated to glowing rainbows after a few tenths of an inch of rain and gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
A dramatic line of storms crossed the whole area Thursday evening from about 7 to 10 p.m.
DC-area storm event summary for June 11
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It brought gusts to 60 and 61 mph at Reagan National and a location inside DC. A person was killed by a falling tree near Marlton, Maryland, not far from where a gust of 74 mph was recorded at Joint Base Andrews.
Friday
Friday's storms focused on an east-west line cutting through DC, in addition to hitting locations farther south. A round fired up in the afternoon and another moved by before a fiery sunset.
DC-area storm event summary for June 12
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In addition to an early-evening gust of 67 mph at Dulles Airport, a later storm delivered several gusts of 80-plus mph around the bay, not far from Annapolis.
Next?
Strong to severe storms threaten again as soon as Sunday afternoon into evening. Another round may materialize by Thursday. Must be June.
