![]() Spot News Photography: 1, Brandon Graves, WVEC-TV, Norfolk, VA, “Fred’s Convenience Store Fire” 2, Siobhan McGirl, Christian Heilman and David Hughes, WDBJ-TV, Roanoke, VA, “On the Ground: Search for a Missing Child.”įeature Photography: 1, Jason Marks and Curtis Akers, WAVY-TV, Hampton Roads, VA, “If They Didn’t Tell You” 2, Jason Marks and Michael Marrero, WAVY-TV, Hampton Roads, VA, “My Dear Loving Wife.” Video Journalist/One Man Band: 1, Leanna Scachetti, WDBJ-TV, Roanoke, VA 2, Kalea Gunderson, WCHS-TV, Charleston, WV.īest Reporter: 1, Caren Pinto, WSET-TV, Lynchburg, VA 2, Emily Swecker, WSET-TV, Lynchburg, VA. Sports Feature: 1, Nathan Epstein, WAVY-TV, Hampton Roads, VA, “The Bone Yard” 2, Arrianee LeBeau and Brandon Graves, WVEC-TV, Norfolk, VA, “Berkley Timberwolves.” Serious Feature: 1, Kelly Avellino and Bill Carney, WWBT-TV, Richmond, VA, “Triple-Stabbing Victims Open up on Knife-Wielding Ex-boyfriend, Fatally Shot by Police” 2, Jessica Jewell and Lee Friesland, WSLS-TV, Roanoke, VA, “Second Chance.” Light Feature: 1, Karla Redditte, WWBT-TV, Richmond, VA, “Six-Year-Old Virginia Girl Writes Book on Money Management” 2, Pat Simon and Randy McKinney, WOWK-TV, Charleston, WV, “First Female: West Virginia Soldier Makes History.” Outstanding Sports Operation of the Virginias: 1, John Appicello, Alyssa Rae and Eric Johnson, WSLS-TV, Roanoke, VA 2, Travis Wells and Victoria Wood, WDBJ-TV, Roanoke, VA.ĭocumentary or In-Depth: 1, Kennie Bass and Larry Clark, WCHS-TV, Charleston, WV, “A Family’s Search for Closure” 2, Janet Roach and Stephen Wozny, WVEC-TV, Norfolk, VA, “Twenty and Odd: Africans’ Arrival in 1619.” Chance of an afternoon thunderstorm.Continuing News: 1, Rick Moll, WSLS-TV, Roanoke, VA, “Abduction of Baby Emma” 2, Leslie Rubin and Matt Durrett, WCHS-TV, Charleston, WV, “Justice for Aliayah.” ![]() The National Weather Service had issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for D.C., Northern Virginia and Montgomery County and Prince George’s County in Maryland. There were reports of downed trees blocking the ramp from eastbound Leesburg Pike to northbound Chain Bridge Road in Tysons Corner, Virginia.Īlso in Fairfax County, firefighters responded to downed power lines on Fox Mill Road. There were also delays, as long as 4 miles, due to a motorcade on the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway near Georgetown Pike. The storm dropped between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain in that area.ĭuring the height of the storms, damaging winds, hail and “blinding downpours” led to traffic delays across the region, according to Stinneford. ![]() However, the heavy rain during the earlier storm led the weather service to issue a Flash Flood Warning for west-central Anne Arundel County, which has expired. The rise of severe weather in Southern Maryland dwindled by 5:30 p.m. Shortly after 4 p.m., rain was still battering areas along Route 50, but much of the severe weather was “starting to weaken” and heading down the Bay Bridge, Stinneford said. Tuesday’s ‘blinding downpours’ and a motorcade stopping traffic “So it won’t be the very bad air quality and visibility we had a few weeks ago,” he said. This time, though, the smoke will be high in the atmosphere - around 20,000 to 25,000 feet. “Northwesterly winds will transport wildfire smoke back into the region on Wednesday,” WTOP meteorologist Mike Stinneford said. It’s a return of the smoke from the Canadian wildfires that swept through the D.C. The Maryland Department of the Environment said the air quality alert will be a “Code Orange,” which means it will be unhealthy for sensitive groups. area will need to contend with air quality on Wednesday. Some of the strongest storms hit Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties in Maryland on Tuesday, where multiple Severe Thunderstorm Warnings were issued throughout the afternoon.Īs storm chances dissipate Tuesday, the D.C. area Tuesday afternoon, bringing heavy winds, reports of hail and “blinding downpours.” But smoke gets in your eyes Wednesday, when smoke from the Canadian wildfires comes back. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) Listen to WTOP for weather updates on the 8s.įast-moving thunderstorms rolled through parts of the D.C. Pedestrians dodge rain in Bethesda, Maryland.
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