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Pages in category "Hurricanes in Washington, D.C." The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Hurricane Isabel, one of the most significant storms to affect the region, on September 18, 2003. Since 1950, 144 known hurricanes, tropical storms and tropical depressions have affected the U.S. state of Maryland. Many of these storms also affect the country's capital, Washington, D.C., since the city is located on territory ceded by Maryland ...
In Washington, D.C., sustained winds remained below tropical storm force, though gusts reached 71 miles per hour (114 km/h) as recorded by the National Academy of Science. [1] Hurricane-force winds existed several hundred feet in the air, with wind sensors on the top of tall buildings recording winds of 70 to 85 miles per hour (113 to 137 km/h).
The United States Office of Personnel Management announced federal offices in the Washington, D.C., area would be closed to the public on October 29–30. [3] In addition, Washington, D.C., Metro service, both rail and bus, was canceled on October 29 due to expected high winds, the likelihood of widespread power outages, and the closing of the ...
Hurricane Hazel was the deadliest, second-costliest, and most intense hurricane of the 1954 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm killed at least 469 people in Haiti before it struck the United States near the border between North and South Carolina as a Category 4 hurricane .
Hurricanes in Washington, D.C. (19 P) T. ... Pages in category "Natural disasters in Washington, D.C." The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
The National Hurricane Center's forecast cone for Tropical Storm Helene as of Sept. 24, 2024, at 2 p.m.
About 1 million customers lost power in Virginia, which was the largest outage in the state's history not related to a hurricane, and third largest outage including hurricanes, after Hurricane Isabel in 2003 and Hurricane Irene in 2011. [30]