A pair of tornadoes hit the Washington, D.C., area Thursday night, a rare display of one of nature’s most destructive forces in the nation’s capital.
As multiple waves of heavy rain, lightning, and strong winds swept through the region, two twisters touched down: one in Arlington, Virginia, and the other near the H Street NE Corridor in Washington, D.C., according to the National Weather Service.
The tornado that touched down in Arlington was an EF-1, with maximum winds of 90 miles per hour, and traveled more than 4 miles to the National Mall.
The other tornado was an EF-0 with maximum winds of 80 miles per hour and traveled less than a mile.
The @NWS_BaltWash just confirmed 2 tornadoes last night at 9PM in Arlington and DC. One an EF-1 and another an EF-0. More information here: pic.twitter.com/jaC7m8Ad0u
— Amelia Draper (@amelia_draper) July 2, 2021
There were some reports of damage and downed power lines during the storms. NBC Washington reported that a man in Arlington was hospitalized after a tree fell on his porch.
An Arlington man is still hospitalized after a tree came down on his house. A neighbor says the man was standing on the front porch when tree fell and crushed the porch roof. @nbcwashington pic.twitter.com/MIVOSqAs3p
— Julie Carey (@JulieCareyNBC) July 2, 2021
Tornado warnings were issued for Washington, D.C., and parts of the surrounding counties in Maryland and Virginia Thursday night.
Tornado Warned storm left rotation track right through the middle of Washington, D.C. around 9:10 PM! Trees down in Falls Church, winds gusted >50 southeast of DC! #DCwx pic.twitter.com/l83k7kiia6
— Jesse Ferrell (@WeatherMatrix) July 2, 2021
TORNADO WARNING in DC: The is is insane. Power is going out in the Shaw/U Street corridor area as strong winds and rain roll through. @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/YElHxCXwcA
— Matthew Torres (@News_MTorres) July 2, 2021
Tornado warning issued for DC #WUSA9Weather pic.twitter.com/NWwpVhzfvW
— Kolbie Satterfield (@KolbieReports) July 2, 2021
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Tornadoes in the Washington, D.C.-Metropolitan area are not very common. Six tornadoes hit the district’s boundaries, mainly producing minor damage, between 1950 and 2017, according to WUSA9, a local CBS affiliate.
