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Check Out These Scary Pics of the Storm That Rolled Through Bowie Monday [PHOTOS]
Lightning, downed trees and torrential rain struck Prince George's County hard on Monday.
#storm quickly approaching #Bowie. #Fairwood @WTOP pic.twitter.com/oOnFJ3WRT1
— Sheldon Smith (@Always1PAO) August 15, 2016
BOWIE, MD — Thunderstorms gave the Prince George's County area quite a pounding Monday evening, and some pictures emerging on social media shows just how fierce this storm was as it rolled into town.
Hail, torrential rain and floodwaters were reported all around the D.C. area, with wind gusts close to 60 miles per hour, according to a Washington Post report. Power was knocked out to thousands of homes due to downed trees.
Images on social media showed the terrifying beauty of this violent summer storm as it rolled into Prince George's County after battering D.C. and Northern Virginia.
Find out what's happening in Bowiefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
View headed into storm Rt 50 westbound near Bowie pic.twitter.com/R6iiaZomGM
— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) August 15, 2016
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