This storm is a beast!!!! How is everyone?

[Anonymous]

Holy shit. My husband still is trying to make it home. I have begged him to just stay at a hotel or at work in a basement. We've already had a tornado warning this evening where we were stuck in the unfinished dingy basement which I think was an error because it never showed up again and all other stations said "watch" for this area. Pools of water outside. Good thing my kids think this is cool and aren't scared at all! Thank GOD so far we haven't lost electricity, but I have no doubt we will, we always do. Praying my basement doesn't flood. Sump pumps are overwhelmed. Trees are already falling. I think I may hear hail.

Shit!!!!!!!

How are you all doing? Hoping everyone stays safe!!!

[Anonymous]

Just heavy rain in Chevy chase.

[Anonymous]

Are you in NE, OP?

[Anonymous]

Depends on your location. Just rain in NW.

[Anonymous]

Pretty underwhelmed in McLean

[Anonymous]

In downtown Bethesda, my little residential street is a river and my front patch of earth (left over from renovations) is running away to join the river!

Hope my son will have the sense to stay in Karate a little while longer and not try to walk home just yet.

[Anonymous]

Just had the tornado pocket pass by us via Bowie and up to Baltimore, still waiting to see if the next batch of heavy rain will produce funnel clouds. We're in College Park, so NE and near the I95 weather line.

I didn't expect to have to deal with tornadoes out here!

[Anonymous]

It's a good soaking here in Arlington, but not an emergency.

It's a good time to observe problem areas around the house though. If your sump pumps are overwhelmed, check the perimeter to see where water might be collecting. It is possible that a drain or landscaping might allow that water to drain away from the house.

[Anonymous]

In dupont circle the sky is inky with very low visibility (sitting in my office on the 6th floor) and the rain is pouring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In downtown Bethesda, my little residential street is a river and my front patch of earth (left over from renovations) is running away to join the river!

Hope my son will have the sense to stay in Karate a little while longer and not try to walk home just yet.

...or you could pick him up.....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just had the tornado pocket pass by us via Bowie and up to Baltimore, still waiting to see if the next batch of heavy rain will produce funnel clouds. We're in College Park, so NE and near the I95 weather line.

I didn't expect to have to deal with tornadoes out here!

There was a funnel cloud in Greenbelt behind Beltway Plaza.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In downtown Bethesda, my little residential street is a river and my front patch of earth (left over from renovations) is running away to join the river!

Hope my son will have the sense to stay in Karate a little while longer and not try to walk home just yet.

...or you could pick him up.....

Lol no kidding. I was thinking the same thing. Come on mom, help your kid out. Leaving him stranded?

[Anonymous]

We were out at Carmax by Dulles today and saw an enormous funnel cloud. You could feel the electricity in the air-all the hair was standing up on my arms (and legs, I sheepishly admit). It was freaky.

[Anonymous]

We were on the beltway. Good times.

To the OP who begged your husband to stay in a hotel...you know storms end in a short amount of time, right?

[Anonymous]

I left early to pick up my baby from daycare in Arlington. Glad I did--missed a delay on the orange line and was able to drive rather than walk baby home. I got a little wet, but not bad.

We didn't get the storms nearly so badly here. Hope you all and your homes are safe--and have power!