Strong Storm Leaves Thousands Without Electricity In Sweltering DC:Washington:Heavy thunderstorms packing high winds across the metro Washington area Sunday afternoon, downed trees and power lines, leaving tens of thousands of residents without electricity.The storms killed two people.
Electricity provider Pepco reported that as of Sunday evening, about 280,000 residences throughout the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia in the dark - and without air conditioning - one of the hottest days of the year, temperatures reaching 99 degrees at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
"AC not working, oven not working, refrigerator works, and I can connect the fan," said Lee Schklar, who lives in southeast Washington. "But nothing works."
Kerry Heidcamp in the suburbs of Washington, North Kensington, Maryland, said that it does what it can to keep cool.
"My house has a tiled floor, so I'm lying on the floor, because it is very cold," she said.
Some of the trees were blocking roads in the area, and live power lines are a potential danger, according to the DC Homeland Security and the Emergency Management Agency. Agency urges motorists and pedestrians traveling around the city to proceed with caution.
Of slow-moving storm front that hit parts of north-eastern part before moving south.
One person was killed and one wounded in Beltsville, Md., when a tree fell on a car they were driving, according to Cpl. Clinton Copeland, spokesman for Prince George County Police Department's. condition of the victim was known on Sunday evening.
One person was killed in Millersburg, Pennsylvania, after the shock of downed power lines, according to the National Weather Service.
The system is expected to continue moving toward the Southeast Monday but a serious threat to the weather, is expected to expire on Sunday evening.
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