Severe Storm Hits Montgomery County (Live Blog)
UPDATED: Thousands of homes are without power in Montgomery County as a massive storm hit the area Thursday evening.
As of 7 p.m., more than 29,000 Pepco customers are without power in the County, according to online outage maps.
Montgomery County fire spokesperson Pete Piringer said that multiple power lines are down throughout the County and a woman was reportedly struck by lightening during the storm at Georgetown Road and Democracy Boulevard in Bethesda.
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See Tweets sent about the storm from around the County below:
Limb down on Arlington Road between Bradley and Little Falls Pkwy. in Bethesda. #DC #storm pic.twitter.com/S69uCcr2d9
— Robert Dyer (@BethesdaRow) July 3, 2014
In event of power Outage in MoCo – Report outages: BG&E 1-877-778-2222, First Energy 1-888-544-4877, or PEPCO 1-877-737-2662
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) July 3, 2014
@capitalweather Trees down on Rocking Horse Road in North Bethesda pic.twitter.com/ErMIsPE3bb
— Andy Null (@Andy_Null) July 3, 2014
Multiple traffic signals out in Bethesda, Silver Spring, and Wheaton. Treat all dark signals as a four way stop.
— MC Emergency Mgt (@ReadyMontgomery) July 3, 2014
MoCo experiencing high call volume , numerous calls for wires down, transformers & the like……heavy rain, thunder & lightning county-wide
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) July 3, 2014
Windermere community residents clear downed tree at Lancelot Drive and Tuckerman Lane #bethesda @mymcmedia pic.twitter.com/vT1XwdzO0c
— Michael Walsh (@GetMikeWalsh) July 3, 2014
Silver Spring about to get cray. pic.twitter.com/3kRsd7jbaL
— Silver Spring Inc (@SilverSpringInc) July 3, 2014
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