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Two tornadoes strike metro D.C.

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  • First tornado hit St. Charles, Maryland, about 30 miles south of Washington
  • Second tornado struck 30 minutes later outside Hyattsville, Maryland
  • No injuries were immediately reported
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A pair of tornadoes struck suburban Washington on Sunday, mangling trees and stripping siding off several homes, the National Weather Service confirmed.

No injuries were immediately reported.

The first tornado hit St. Charles, Maryland -- about 30 miles south of Washington -- just after 2 p.m. It uprooted several trees, many of which fell onto cars and homes.

The strongest wind from that touchdown was 80 mph -- enough force to blow out windows.

A second tornado followed about 30 minutes later outside Hyattsville, Maryland -- about 10 miles northeast of the capital.

The high-speed winds, peaking at 100 mph, hit the George E. Peters Adventist School especially hard, tearing off a portion of the roof and flinging it and mounds of debris into the parking lot.

A nearby construction trailer was also knocked over. E-mail to a friend E-mail to a friend

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