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Photos: Storm damage in Washington, D.C.

Updated 10:19 PM ET, Sat June 30, 2012

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A fallen tree uprooted following heavy storms in the Washington area lies on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on June 30, the morning after a violent storm swept through the area.
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Storm damage in Washington, D.C. – A fallen tree uprooted following heavy storms in the Washington area lies on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on June 30, the morning after a violent storm swept through the area.
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The fast-moving line of dangerous storms left four people dead andknocked out power to more than 1.5 million customers in the Washington area late Friday, according to media reports.
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Storm damage in Washington, D.C. – The fast-moving line of dangerous storms left four people dead andknocked out power to more than 1.5 million customers in the Washington area late Friday, according to media reports.
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Tree branches lie near the statue of Mohandas K. Gandhi at Dupont Circle in Washington. The storms produced hurricane-force winds in excess of 80 mph.
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Storm damage in Washington, D.C. – Tree branches lie near the statue of Mohandas K. Gandhi at Dupont Circle in Washington. The storms produced hurricane-force winds in excess of 80 mph.
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Tek Measho, center, and others rest on cots in a Red Cross shelter set up at Northwestern High School in Hyattsville, Maryland, after the heavy storms knocked out power to their apartment building.
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Storm damage in Washington, D.C. – Tek Measho, center, and others rest on cots in a Red Cross shelter set up at Northwestern High School in Hyattsville, Maryland, after the heavy storms knocked out power to their apartment building.
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An uprooted tree blocks a street in the American University neighborhood of Washington.
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Storm damage in Washington, D.C. – An uprooted tree blocks a street in the American University neighborhood of Washington.
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Workers cut up a tree along the 14th fairway from overnight storm damage that delayed the start of the third round of the AT&T National at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Storm damage in Washington, D.C. – Workers cut up a tree along the 14th fairway from overnight storm damage that delayed the start of the third round of the AT&T National at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Power lines hang from a utility pole snapped in half and a fallen tree covers a car on Yorktown Boulevard in Arlington, Virginia.
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Storm damage in Washington, D.C. – Power lines hang from a utility pole snapped in half and a fallen tree covers a car on Yorktown Boulevard in Arlington, Virginia.
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Neighbors inspect a downed tree on a heavily damaged block in Forest Glen, Maryland.
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Storm damage in Washington, D.C. – Neighbors inspect a downed tree on a heavily damaged block in Forest Glen, Maryland.
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A woman inspects a car left in the middle of the road in Takoma Park, Maryland.
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Storm damage in Washington, D.C. – A woman inspects a car left in the middle of the road in Takoma Park, Maryland.
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Resident Sandra Patterson, left, and friend Julia Gilliard inspect a downed tree in Patterson's front yard in Forest Glen, Maryland.
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Storm damage in Washington, D.C. – Resident Sandra Patterson, left, and friend Julia Gilliard inspect a downed tree in Patterson's front yard in Forest Glen, Maryland.
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An owner left a note on his truck after it was damaged by a downed tree in Falls Church, Virginia.
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Storm damage in Washington, D.C. – An owner left a note on his truck after it was damaged by a downed tree in Falls Church, Virginia.
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A downed tree damages a truck in Falls Church, Virginia.
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Storm damage in Washington, D.C. – A downed tree damages a truck in Falls Church, Virginia.
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Local residents observe damages in Falls Church, Virginia.
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Storm damage in Washington, D.C. – Local residents observe damages in Falls Church, Virginia.
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Downed power lines and transformer boxes litter the street in in Falls Church, Virginia.
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Storm damage in Washington, D.C. – Downed power lines and transformer boxes litter the street in in Falls Church, Virginia.
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Residents sit in the parking lot of the seven-story Park Tanglewood Apartments in Riverdale, Maryland, after heavy winds tore off much of the building's roof, forcing all of the residents to be evacuated from the building.