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Strong to Severe Storms Finish Off the Week
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Here we go with another round of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon into early evening. Some storms could be severe with heavy rain, large hail and gusty winds. Severe storms are possible across the metro area, though east of I-95 could see stronger storms than west of I-95. The threat of showers and storms should dissipate after 8 p.m. or so, leading to a pretty nice weekend.
Monitor radar and severe warnings issued by the National Weather Service on our Severe Weather Tracking Sation below. Also, comment below with conditions where you are, and see our full forecast through the weekend.
Radar: Latest D.C. area radar loop shows movement of precipitation over past two hours. Powered by HAMweather. Refresh page to update. Click here to see radar bigger.
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Capital Weather Gang
| May 29, 2009; 3:35 PM ET
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Posted by: Bombo47jea | May 29, 2009 2:30 PM | Report abuse
Apparent?
Posted by: CapitalWeatherGang | May 29, 2009 2:40 PM | Report abuse
test
Posted by: Axel2 | May 29, 2009 2:44 PM | Report abuse
Pouring by Union Station.
Posted by: dixiechick1 | May 29, 2009 3:06 PM | Report abuse
Really sunny and really rainy now by Union Station.
Posted by: hils | May 29, 2009 3:13 PM | Report abuse
You got rain at Union Station? We got nothin here in Chevy Chase-ish. So far. Big beautiful clouds with intermittent sunshine and blue sky though. Looks fun out there.
Heading up to the roof to get a better look...
Posted by: LaurainNWDC | May 29, 2009 3:15 PM | Report abuse
Grumpy kids reporting thunder in Falls Church. No pool this afternoon!
Posted by: ndygrl | May 29, 2009 3:34 PM | Report abuse
Hard rain in Annandale. No thunder yet.
Posted by: jhbyer | May 29, 2009 3:53 PM | Report abuse
Drivers on I-66 can't be too happy. That storm cell has followed the highway from Fauquier County all the way to now heading into Arlington and the District.
Posted by: CapitalWeatherGang | May 29, 2009 3:54 PM | Report abuse
Sunny (!) with heavy rain in Annandale. Weird.
Posted by: jhbyer | May 29, 2009 3:57 PM | Report abuse
There could not have been heavier rain than I saw in southwest Frederick County and nortwest Montgomery County about 1:30 - 2pm. Flooded roads, trees down across roads, drivers stalled in high water.
Posted by: MKadyman | May 29, 2009 4:04 PM | Report abuse
raining near the Mall, was sunny a couple minutes ago...
Posted by: bmp246 | May 29, 2009 4:08 PM | Report abuse
A micro burst has shut down Dulles
Posted by: TheMot | May 29, 2009 4:20 PM | Report abuse
Rainbow weather, but no rainbow. Dwelled in the DC area for 26 years, now, and have yet to see a rainbow. Three weeks in Honolulu, I lost count, what with every shower ending in double or triple rainbows.
Not that I'm complaining. We have lightning instead, which, in its own flashy way, is just as beautiful.
Posted by: jhbyer | May 29, 2009 4:29 PM | Report abuse
TheMot: Microbursts can be extremely dangerous for planes, given that they involve a heavy downrush of wind that can cancel out lift. There's also the turbulence, of course.
One tragic example:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_191
Posted by: KBurchfiel | May 29, 2009 4:49 PM | Report abuse
KBurchfiel, thanks for the link. Fascinating to learn microbursts are one of the few weather phenomena known to have caused a fatal jet crash.
Fortunately, following the crash of Flight 191, it says airports began to watch for microburst, not just thunderstorms, giving us cause to hope microbursts are a danger now under control.
Posted by: jhbyer | May 30, 2009 10:34 PM | Report abuse
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Apparent thunderstorm buildup to the NW.