5 in D.C. region dead after storm, power outages widespread

Published June 30, 2012 4:00am ET



A swift moving summer storm Friday night left more than a million in the Washington area without electricity Saturday morning, even as forecasters predicted temperatures would once again cross the 100 degree mark.

The powerful storm, which peppered the area with hundreds of lightning bolts, took down trees and power lines, even knocking out 911 call centers in Fairfax and Prince William Counties.

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