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Reston Residents Take to Twitter After Intense Hail Storm Tuesday
A vicious thunderstorm blasted through the Reston area late Tuesday.
@abc7Doug @capitalweather @ABC7Jacqui @dougkammerer @SteveRudinABC7 @nbcwashington quarter- 1/2 dollar hail Reston pic.twitter.com/DTjS9EYoKJ
— KPJ in DCA (@KPJDCA) June 21, 2016
It was quite the storm that rolled through Reston on Tuesday, and the high winds and hail certainly had everyone talking on social media.
Residents took to Twitter to upload videos and photos of the storm, claiming hail the size of grapes and winds knocking around everything in its path.
But it wasn't all unpleasant weather. When the storm finally blew threw, there was a beautiful surprise, as tweeted by the Fairfax County Police Department.
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Did you happen to see the rainbow that appeared near the #Reston District Station this evening! Way cool! pic.twitter.com/QTVVNWrkpd
— Fairfax Co. Police (@fairfaxpolice) June 22, 2016
You can view more videos and photos of the mayhem below.
Here comes hail in Reston! pic.twitter.com/jKYdxMCDIP
— Reston Now (@RestonNow) June 21, 2016
@dougkammerer hail in Reston! pic.twitter.com/3l4F8IDOXm
— Damone Motton (@RetroGravy) June 21, 2016
Hail the size of grapes and hard rain at Reston East Metro. @WTOP pic.twitter.com/ycrUPSqC8J
— Travis J Alvarado (@unrealtravis) June 21, 2016
Nothing like a summer hail storm @ Lake Anne, Reston VA https://t.co/S3SgulYa5c
— Brian Davidson (@brianddavidson) June 21, 2016
Hail in reston. #hail #reston @capitalweather pic.twitter.com/Ex1xns8Wgh
— Go Pipp! (@Go_Pipp) June 21, 2016
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