Montgomery Community Media

A house in Damascus caught fire on Monday evening after it was likely struck by lightning, causing about $800,000 in damages to the home and neighboring homes. According to Pete Piringer, spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services, the family that lives in the home—cosisting of two adults and three children—have been displaced but […]

A severe storm swept across Montgomery County on Wednesday evening, causing a significant amount of lightning—leaving lots of downed trees and hundreds of homes without power. There were several downed wires and trees, especially in the Rockville and Kensington area, as well as the Bethesda and Colesville area. There were also numerous reports of lightning […]

A house caught fire after being struck by lightning in Darnestown on Monday around 4:45 p.m. It happened on the 13400 block of Haddonfield Drive near Darnestown Road, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service officials. Although the home was occupied at the time, everyone got out safely with no injuries but the family […]

Rayos provocan al menos dos incendios en casas el jueves por la noche. Fuertes tormentas pasaron por el condado de Montgomery el jueves en horas de la noche, dejando como resultado numerosas colisiones, un accidente de motocicleta, cables caídos y dos incendios en casas, según el portavoz del Departamento de Bomberos y Rescate del Condado […]

Lightning strikes cause at least two house fires Thursday evening Strong storms passed through Montgomery County Thursday evening, resulting in numerous collisions, a motorcycle crash, wires down, and two house fires, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue (MCFRS) spokesman Pete Piringer. Thursday about 7:45 p.m. MCFRS responded to a report of a house fire […]

When Kensington resident Trevor Riley installed a backyard camera, he probably did not foresee anything like the dramatic video his camera captured during last night’s storm. Watch the amazing video and make sure you turn the volume up. .@capitalweather lightning strike in North Kensington MD this evening pic.twitter.com/Kcw4hJuhvQ — Trevor Riley (@Tlibriley) July 18, 2019

UPDATED A Gaithersburg family is displaced from their Washingtonian Woods home after a lightning bolt ignited a fire at the three-level house Wednesday evening, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the Sept. 7th blaze occurred around 6 p.m. in the 200 block of Midsummer Drive, and it […]

Power has been restored to approximately 1,200 Pepco customers who were without electricity earlier today following a lightning strike that brought down some wires in the Silver Spring area. Bob Hainey, a Pepco spokesperson, said the outage was first reported at 4:45 am. on Monday morning Hainey said the wires were downed in the 1500 […]

A lightning strike ignited a house fire in the 24700 block of Kings Valley Road in Damascus late Thursday afternoon, according to a county fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said over 65 firefighters responded to the house fire, which began in the attic of the house. According to Piringer, two adults and […]

A flood watch advisory was issued for the the following areas: Montgomery, Anne Arundel, Frederick, Howard, and Prince George’s counties. According to the National Weather Service, a powerful cold front is set to hit the area today. Residents should expect heavy rain, strong thunderstorms, and potential for flooding. The rain may cause flooding in urban areas. One […]