Posted on 06/29/2012 9:21:01 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
(Reuters) - A powerful storm hit the U.S. capital on Friday, downing trees with wind gusts of up to 79 miles per hour, topping hurricane force levels and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes in the Washington area.
Bands of rain lashed the city and winds toppled power lines and littered the streets with tree limbs as the fast-moving storm, which started in the Midwest after a day of severe heat, reached Washington and its suburbs late in the evening.
WTOP radio said more than 800,000 people in the Washington area were without power.
The Washington Post said it had reports of winds gusting up to 79 miles per hour in Reston, Virginia.
There were power outages in several Washington Metro stations, the Post said, after a day of extreme heat across the southern and eastern United States.
A flash flood warning was issued in Fredrick County, Maryland, until 1:15 a.m. on Saturday, and severe storm warnings were issued in areas between Washington and the Chesapeake Bay to the east.
WUSA television in Washington said "thousands of trees" and tree branches were likely downed by the storm.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
I would think that a prepper would have a generator and a portable air conditioner.
God is reading the riot act to John Roberts for selling out.
They are always in the dark anyway
I hope they all have to “swim for it”...whatever safe haven it should be.
When you find out nobody cares....well drowning sounds like an option.
On boo hoo, Obammy was just trying out the grid off switch.
When the power goes off here, I just crank up the gen set on the old motor home and we go hang out there.
Suck-up much?
The DC Amish are roaming tonight.
RE :”When the power goes off here, I just crank up the gen set on the old motor home and we go hang out there.”
Thanks for the offer, freepmail your address :)
The party is only beginning.
Imagine hauling tail home on a Harley with the sky going off like fireworks from Hell....LOL
The wind was nearly blowing my skinny butt off the bike and we got home before it *really* hit.
I got inside just in time to hear the dreaded emergency tone and the creepy-echo-voice announcement of impending tornadoes, hail and 80 mph winds.
Sure enough , shortly after, the lights went out.
So, I watched a movie on my laptop and then started to read a great book I found, “The Lore Of Dogs” and was about 2 chapters in when they came back on.
The cool breeze through the open windows was wonderful and the pitch black night interrupted only by lightning and fireflies was very “Bradbury”.
Turned off the Coleman lantern, blew out the candle and popped in here.
I might go back out and watch the fireflies some more if the rain’s stopped.
This prepper in Maine is ready for it if it comes tonight.
I’m trying to find out if there’s oil under my property. That way I could drill it, perhaps refine it into kerosene for my lamps in case the power goes out.
Those Colemans scare me. What kind of fuel is that? Did I hear you can use gasoline in them? (maybe I heard wrong).
I prefer good old kerosene
The light fixtures screw onto little tiny tanks of propane.
Haven’t had a bit of trouble with them.
I am so tired of the ap’s ignorance. “A powerful storm hit the U.S. capital”—capital is money, our nation’s governance is CAPITOL!
Love it Lord when you tell them you are displeased!!!
Oh they are very popular. I’ve never heard about any problems. I think my grandfather who used them always told us kids it could explode or something like that. Probably just trying to scare us from not touching it.
I live in the DC burbs in an area that often seems third world, the power cuts out so frequently.
Got tired of the Coleman propane camp lights, especially on hot humid summer nights. Too hot, noisy, unstable, and lights of glare with little useful light. Way too much kitchen counter real estate eaten up for food prep.
Found some AA battery powered LED cordless puck lights with magnetic bases that cut-off automatically after 30 mins. With velcro bases I have several mounted under wall cabinets that sit there out of the way and unseen until needed. Got them at Lowe’s for about $25 a pair. Single high intensity LED that casts warm useful light. These have metal cases, not the flimsier plastic jobs. Box of 100 AA alkaline batteries runs $20@Lowes.
I have a 120volt LED desk lamp, its connected to my computers UPS, hardly uses any power, its like 2 watts.
Gotta love those LED puck lights, problem is feeding them with batteries.
Yesterday I tried for the first time to access FR on my Galaxy S2 smartphone, I finally figured out my password. Of course posting tends be brief comments.
And I keep charging cords in both my personal truck and the company truck so I can get the phone charged anytime.
I can think about 545 people i WISH were without power!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.