Remember the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcanic eruption on Jan. 15, 2022? Scientists found *another* broken record.
2,600 lightning bolts/minute were detected during peak activity, shattering rates from any other event recorded. By :
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Lovely sunrise overlooking the Washington Monument in Meridian Hill Park this morning
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Captured some lenticular clouds on my way to work this morning. Photo captured in Warrenton, VA. #vawx
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After several back-to-back cloudy mornings – voilà, a blue sky!
Good morning, DMV. ☀️
#sundaymorning #sunrise #dmv
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Sunday Digit: 6/10 - More sunshine may lore you outside today, but you may have to dodge a late-day shower or storm. -Molly, CWG
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D.C.-area forecast: Maybe a late-day storm today; severe storms a concern for tomorrow
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Crazy bright rainbow in Shenandoah National Park this afternoon behind some lovely summer convection #vawx
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Nice shot earlier!
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The clouds were putting on a show all day. Sunset did not disappoint.
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PM Update: One or two strong storms possible into this evening. Slightly less rain chance tomorrow.
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210p: Scattered showers and downpours already popping up in the DC region. These will increase late afternoon and early evening and then fade. So stay weather aware and head inside if you hear thunder. Also, it’s very humid out there.
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Introducing The Washington Post's heat tracker. Find out how many people are threatened by dangerous heat this summer and whether your specific location is among them. Great visuals and helpful snapshot information at this link:
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D.C.-area forecast: Warmer weekend, with scattered late-day showers or storms
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That’s a new one: “large apple sized hail” in Lubbock, Tex.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning continues for Lubbock TX, Slaton TX and Wolfforth TX until 7:30 PM CDT. This destructive storm will contain large apple sized hail!
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“A brutal Texas heat wave is now entering its third week for some places and shows no signs of slowing down. If anything, it could expand north and east and get worse over the next week.”
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Flooding ongoing along some area creeks and other prone low lying spots. If you come across high water turn around, don’t drown.
Rain decreasing in coverage but downpours still possible next few hours.
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At 6:10 PM EDT, 1 SSE Garrett Park [Montgomery Co, MD] Broadcast Media reports Flood. Beach Dr. closed along Rock Creek near Kensington, MD due to flooding. mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/lsr/#LWX/20230
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Accotink Creek running 5’ above normal after a quick 1.52” of rain in Fairfax, VA.
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Just over 3” here since 430pm. And with the storm on the 19th that’s 5”+ over the last 5 days. Wiped out half of the deficit (locally).
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