In the District of Columbia, sudden brief winds swooped down on residential areas, knocking down trees and cutting off electrical power. Police also reported tornadoes in Fairfax City, Loudoun County near Dulles International Airport and at several points in southern Virginia and in Maryland. 3 and Waugh Chapel Roads, overturning cars, ripping roofs loose from some houses and narrowly missing an elementary school building filled with 500 to 600 children. One funnel touched down in the Odenton area of Anne Arundel County near Rte.
Several sightings of tornado-like funnels and sudden freakish winds were reported throughout the area yesterday. He declined to speculate when power would be fully restored. He said the problem was that "more and more outages being reported as fast as workmen can repair the original ones." Pepco spokesman Dan Ruskin said 110 crew members were out last night repairing damaged substations and restringing wires. estimated 20,000 of its customers were hit in McLean, Falls Church, Springfield, North Arlington, Tysons Corner and other areas. In Virginia, the Virginia Electric and Power Co. estimated 80,000 customers in upper Northwest Washington, adjacent Bethesda and other widely scattered sections of Montgomery and Prince George's counties were without power at 10:45 last night. A portion of the roof of a Zayre department store at 7690 Richmond Highway in Fairfax County was ripped off by high winds, according to county police. Numerous homes, garages and retail shops were damaged by flooding and falling trees. In addition to the two deaths, police reported more than a dozen persons injured in storm-related auto accidents or by falling tree limbs.
A 15-year-old youth riding in the truck suffered minor injuries and was released after treatment at a local hospital.įairfax County Police identified the resident killed at his home in Great Falls as Arden Rahe, 63, of 446 Springvale Road. police said his circulation van struck a guardrail on the northbound span of the bridge, overturned and struck another guardrail and then was rammed by a private car. The driver was identified as Carl Binker, 37, of 1101 Cottage St. The two persons killed were a Washington Star truck driver whose vehicle overturned and burned on rain-slicked 14th Street Bridge and a resident crushed in his Great Falls home in suburban Virginia when a wind-blown tree crashed through the roof. Yesterday, commuter routes, especially in suburban Maryland, were under water, traffic lights malfunctioned and disabled cars littered the landscape, turning much of the evening rush hour into chaos.Connecticut Avenue and other major streets in the city were strewn with fallen trees, smashed autos and downed wires. today by the weather service.Īlexandria officials warned residents and store owners on the city's Potomac waterfront that flooding could occur this morning around high tide, expected at about 8:30. The National Weather Service said the storm's center should pass over the Washington area early this morning, with lingering showers giving way to partially cleared skies later in the day.Ī flash flood warning was extended to 6 a.m. Though road crews worked through the night to clear streets, commuters this morning were likely to face hazardous driving conditions and unpredictable delays on their way to work. Dalton late last night declared a state of emergency for his entire state, which was apparently hardest hit by the storm. David's rains sent streams surging over their banks, flooded roads and caused massive traffic snarls. The storm, which spawned up to 10 tornado-like funnels, overturned cars, toppled trees and ripped roofs off homes. Tropical Storm David ripped into the Washington area late yesterday, killing two persons, blacking out more than 100,000 homes and dumping as much as 7 inches of rain on some communities.
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