Storm hits Washington DC area, thousands without power

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Storm hits Washington DC area, thousands without power



WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A powerful storm hit the U.S. capital on Friday, downing trees with wind gusts of up to 79 miles per hour, topping hurricane force levels and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes in the Washington area. WJAL Television reported one fatality in Fairfax County, Virginia, after a tree fell on a car. Bands of rain lashed the city and winds toppled power lines and littered the streets with tree limbs as the fast-moving storm, which started in the Midwest after a day of severe heat, reached Washington and its suburbs late in the evening. ...






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