HAPPENING NOW: Maybe a stray shower this evening as temperatures fall through the 80s into the 70s. Some more showers could develop overnight, with lows about 65 to 70.
Kermit and Miss Piggy — two of NOAA's aging hurricane hunter aircraft — could get reinforcements under a Senate bill that would significantly expand the fleet used to gather critical storm data.
THE SITUATION: A line of strong storms with damaging winds tracked west to east across the DC region Thursday evening. There were numerous reports of downed trees and power outages, with some gusts up to 60 mph reported.
THE SITUATION: Showers and thunderstorms crossed the area from west to east late afternoon into early evening. Rainfall varied from a few hundredths of an inch to as much as half an inch.
