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Saturday Morning Headlines [Jun 30, 2012]

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If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Saturday, June 30, 2012 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Strong thunderstorms roll through D.C., bringing destructive winds and outages An extensive line of fast moving, violent thunderstorms rolled through the Washington, D.C. metro region late Friday. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the D.C. are and a large reason to the south and west through 1 a.m. As the line moved through, damaging wind gusts of nearly 80 mph were reported. (By Jason Samenow and Theodore Kim) More than a million homes without power as severe thunderstorms strike D.C. More than 1.5 million homes and businesses lost electrici...

Local Weather Alert: More than a million homes without power

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    Saturday, June 30, 2012 12:30:35 AM LOCAL WEATHER ALERT Storms cause power outages to more than 1 million homes in Md., Va. More than a million homes and businesses lost electricity Friday night across Maryland and Virginia as a fierce line of thunderstorms swept across the region. At least one death may be attributed to the storm, initial reports indicated, and utilities indicated electricity may take days to restore. Read more at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/severe-thunderstorms-strike-dc-region/2012/06/29/gJQAp2mmCW_story.html Or visit PostLocal.com or the Capital Weather Gang . SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-MAIL CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071   ©2011 The Washington Post Privacy Policy