By Matthew Mosk and Martin Weil Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday August 27 2003 Page A01 A fastmoving thunderstorm with treeWashington region yesterday knocking Capital Beltway in Maryl ID: 194051
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Fast-Moving Squall Cuts Power, Downs Trees and Closes Beltway By Matthew Mosk and Martin Weil Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, August 27, 2003; Page A01 A fast-moving thunderstorm with tree-Washington region yesterday, knocking Capital Beltway in Maryland. Late last night, almost 100,000 homes and businesses were without power in Montgomery County, and a utility spokesman said, "It's going to be a long haul." t County in Southern Maryland. tracks, turning the evening commute into a waterlogged trial. r lines electrified the highway northbound trains on MARC's Brunswick line. when the sky turned dark shortly before 5 p.m. cars stopped. It was driving rain." Anthony Wright, 45, was sitting in his Mi "I've never seen anything like it," he said. Hailstones the size of pennies fell in Sterling in Loudoun County, in Brandywine in Prince George's County and in Ironsides in Charles County.