Crime & Safety
Storm Causes Huge Mess In Prince George's County (Photos)
Two large trees were uprooted in one College Park neighborhood.

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD -- Monday's sudden and fierce storm caused chaos in Prince George's County, including some damage to residential areas.
Two large trees were uprooted at the corner of Rhode Island Avenue and Blackfoot Road in College Park.
There were several other reports of downed trees and damaged homes in the area.
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Photos and video of the damage are embedded below.
#NEW Two large trees uprooted at the corner of Rhode Island Ave. & Blackfoot Rd. after storms rolled through College Park earlier this evening. Luckily neither tree went through the roofs of these two homes. @fox5dc pic.twitter.com/neNb9zJp0B
— Jaclyn Kelley (@JKelleyTV) August 13, 2018
Some of the damage we’re seeing so far in College Park. Just spoke to the city manager, who is out assessing the damage & talking to homeowners. Pretty incredible no one was hurt when this tree came down. Several cars crushed. pic.twitter.com/u9gUqCUuJd
— Heather Graf (@ABC7HeatherGraf) August 13, 2018
WTOP reports that the residents of three homes were displaced after the storms rolled through just after 5 p.m. Two homes were declared uninhabitable by authorities. No one was injured, however.
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(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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