District of Columbia
Related: About this forumTORNADO WARNING issued for parts of D.C. Metro region.
Here are the details: https://on.wusa9.com/2X3gPMG
MontanaMama
(23,294 posts)Good grief...stay safe.
elleng
(130,709 posts)Fine here now in southern MD, and watching the river. Feels rather calm at the moment.
MontanaMama
(23,294 posts)in the late 70's. I remember some doozy thunderstorms back then but certainly no tornadoes. That's scary.
elleng
(130,709 posts)and storms at this time of day were fairly typical, specials for rush hour, but not tornadoes!
Bob Loblaw
(1,900 posts)deems it God's wrath for picking on Trump?
elleng
(130,709 posts)(Rains and wind, but haven't heard of tornadoes.)
BigmanPigman
(51,560 posts)I seem to recall reading that a freak tornado and storm helped the US soldiers who were trying to save the capitol.
elleng
(130,709 posts)The Tornado That Saved Washington
'On the night of August 24, 1814, British troops led by Rear Admiral Sir George Cockburn marched on Washington, D.C. and set fire to most of the city. Dolley Madison famously saved the Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington and a copy of the Declaration of Independence before she fled to nearby Georgetown. The British didn't stay long, though; their occupation lasted just 26 hours. What happened?
Current Washingtonians will recognize this scenario, as we've had a wild summer of heavy heat and damaging storms. But August 25, 1814 was even worse. The day of the invasion had been hot, 100 degrees. With much of the city aflame the next day, British soldiers kept moving through, lighting more fires. They didn't notice the darkening skies, the thunder and lightning. City residents knew a bad storm was on its way and quickly took shelter. The British, though, had no idea how bad a D.C. storm could get.
The clouds began to swirl and the winds kicked up. A tornado formed in the center of the city and headed straight for the British on Capitol Hill. The twister ripped buildings from their foundations and trees up by the roots. British cannons were tossed around by the winds. Several British troops were killed by falling structures and flying debris.
The rain continued for two hours, dousing the flames. The British decided it was time to leave. Local meteorologists later wrote in their book Washington Weather:. . .
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-tornado-that-saved-washington-33901211/
JudyM
(29,181 posts)Ripped the roof off my friends apartment house. Whaaaa.!
Not sure what happened where, but a tree came down near my parking spot in southern MD (AND heard today of a 'warning' in Fauquier County VA.)