Montgomery Community Media

A woman walking her dog on Blunt Road and Brink Road tonight (May 27) around 7 p.m. was struck down by a nearby lightning strike. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the woman was transported to the hospital with serious but not life threatening injuries. No other information about this incident has been released […]

UPDATED Thousands of Montgomery County residents from Gaithersburg to Olney found themselves in the dark during the evening of May 27 after a strong line of thunderstorms swept through the area. At one point, Pepco’s online outage maps indicated more than 35,000 customers in Montgomery County were without power. At 6:30 a.m. on May 28, […]

UPDATED An afternoon thunderstorm moves through Gaithersburg on June 2nd with heavy rains. Take a look. At 6:07 p.m. on June 2, there were over 2,220 Pepco customers without power in Montgomery County, according to Pepco’s online outage maps. At 7:45 p.m., there were just over 300 customers still without electricity.

Pepco has made preparations for the 2013 hurricane season and reminds customers to prepare for the possibility of destructive tropical weather that could hit the region any time between now and Nov. 30. A prime example is last year’s June 29 derecho that struck the mid-Atlantic area with wind gusts in excess of 70 miles […]

The weather, especially wicked weather, is on my mind as Hurricane Isaac whips the Gulf Coast. It’s been two months since the derecho slammed Montgomery County on June 29 and local officials are still cleaning up local tree damage from the storm’s strong winds. I recently interviewed a couple of tree experts who showed me the […]