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  • Collection: Summer Storms

Storm of July 2012

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Power Truck repairing stoplight in Montgomery County MD

Detour from Tree in Road

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The road has been blocked in Oakton for about a week now and workers are just now starting to look at it.

Tangled Power Lines

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A power line didn't fall into the road but the wires were ripped away. The wires are now scattered across the road in Oakton VA.

Caught Power Line

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This tree smacked down the power lines during the storm. It has held them down for about 5 days now with no end in sight.

Limbs Down Derecho

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These limbs scraped the side of this house all the way down. They were so lucky it didn't take off the whole side of the house.

Blown Away

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This fence was blown down and across the street in between Herndon and Oakton.

Neighbor's tree fell

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A neighbor's tree fell due to the storm. It shows how powerful the storm was.

Post and tree fell

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A pine tree and a post fell right in front of my neighbor's house. We lost power for about a week and still have no internet and tv. The post and tree cut down the cables.

How my neighbors cooked while having no electrical power!

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My neighbors from Bolivia cooked their meals in this oven. Having no power due to the storm didn't stop them of making delicious meals.

How it looked after storm

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This is how it looked after the storm. The neighborhood wasn't visible at all as there was no power.