Strong Storms Knocked Out Power, Damaged Cars in DC Area

A flash flood watch is in effect for the D.C. area until 6 a.m. Friday

Storm Team4 has the forecast for June 17, 2016.

Residents in parts of the D.C. area are cleaning up after a line of severe storms swept through the region Thursday night. 

The strong storms knocked out power for thousands of people in northern Virginia. As of 8:30 a.m. Friday, 2,253 people were without electricity in northern Virginia. The bulk of the outages were in Fauquier and Fairfax County. 

Scattered severe thunderstorms -- some with tornadic capability -- moved into the region Thursday. Storm Team4 Chief Meteorologist Doug Kammerer said Dulles had two inches of rain in the span of just 20 minutes.

Hail the size of golf balls, tennis balls and baseballs was reported with Thursday's storms.

Middleburg Police Dept.
Hail shattered the window of a police cruiser in Middleburg, Virginia,

Several police cruisers in Middleburg, Virginia, were damaged by hail. Pictures sent to News4 show shattered windshields and dents along the bodies of the cars. 

Flights at Dulles International, Reagan National and Thurgood Marshall Baltimore-Washington International airports experienced significant delays.

Flash flooding remains a concern. A coastal flood advisory is in effect for the D.C. area.

Several tornado warnings were issued through the late afternoon and early evening in Virginia and West Virginia. A tornado may have touched down near Martinsburg, West Virginia, before 4:30 p.m., according to emergency management.

Elizabeth Sandoval
A golf ball-sized piece of hail in Middleburg.
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Hail near Paris, on Blue Ridge Mountain Road.
Kati Henshall
Quarter size hail in Fredericksburg.
Kevin Bell
Rainbow and lightning in the Shenandoah Valley.
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Lightning in a rainbow on Thursday night in Woodstock, Va.
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Cracked windshield from hail.
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Hail fills up a vase in Bluemont.
Sherry Mckenzie
Hail measuring and inch and a half in Haymarket.
Abby Taylor
Hail in Bluemont, Virginia.
Stephanie Stiles
Large hail in Berryville.
Thomas Armbrester
Funnel clouds in Martinsburg.
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Van Armacost
Heavy rain in Berryville.
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Hail photo from Salamander Resort in Middleburg.
Patrick Lepper
Dark storm clouds in Frederick County.
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Penny size hail in Spotsylvania, VA @dougkammerer @capitalweather @nbcwashington https://t.co/s72X7gYDGx
Sylvia Silver
Storm clouds in Loudoun County.
Zach Sibert
Hail in Berryville.
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Storm clouds in Nokesville.

The D.C. area is currently under a rain deficit. Last year, at this point in June, D.C. had gotten about 3 inches of rain. As of Wednesday, the area has received less than a half inch of rain this June.

The sun is expected to return just in time for the weekend, with temperatures climbing into the mid-80s.

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