Photo by PoPville flickr user thisisbossi
Yesterday was a pretty crappy one but man did it give us a nice sunset last night – thanks to the amazing photographers from PoPville for sharing their photos.
Photo by PoPville flickr user ekelly80
More great shots after the jump. (more…)
Photo by PoPville flickr user ianseanlivingston
From AlertDC:
“National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for the District of Columbia until 5pm. Please take the necessary precautions.”
From DPR:
“The D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) announced today that due to the heat advisory that is in effect for Thursday, July 18, pool hours will be extended for today, Thursday, July 18; Friday, July 19 and Saturday, July 20, 2013. Temperatures are expected to reach above 100 degrees.”
To help residents beat the heat, the following pools will have extended hours: (more…)
Photo by PoPville flickr user JoshBassett|PHOTOGRAPHY
From WMATA:
“In light of the excessive heat forecast for today and the remainder of the week, Metro will allow riders to carry and drink water on the system through the end of the service day on Friday, July 19.
The exception to Metro’s “no eating or drinking” policy applies to water only — in stations and aboard trains, buses and MetroAccess vehicles.
Passengers are encouraged to use reusable containers or bottles that can be tightly secured and to use trash receptacles to dispose of any waste.”
From DPR:
“Today, the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) announced extended outdoor pool hours, due to the expected high temperatures for Tuesday, July 16 and Wednesday, July 17, 2013. While all pools will continue to observe their regularly scheduled closure day, select pools will have extended hours. According to the National Weather Service, the District will have extremely high temperatures and high humidity. Residents are encouraged to stay inside if possible.
To help residents beat the heat, the following pools will have extended hours:
Ward 1
Banneker Recreation Center Pool (2500 Georgia Avenue NW) || Tues., July 16: 1:00 pm – 8:30 pm || Wed., July 17: 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm (more…)
A reader sends these photos from:
“11th St, South of Florida (Cardozo High School). They were still flowing steadily around 8:15 this morning all the way past V Street.”
Another reader sends this shot from this morning:
A readers sends this shot at 4:20pm. It’s been a rough week at this intersection, on Monday another large tree fell.
Capital Weather Gang reports:
Storms, particularly those in the afternoon, may produce flooding rain, damaging winds, hail, and even isolated tornadoes. The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center places the region in a relatively rare “moderate risk” zone for severe weather.
If this thing does hit please send photos, questions, observations or anything related to the storms/derecho via email to princeofpetworth(at)gmail(dot)com or via twitter to @PoPville, via facebook to Facebook.com/PrinceofPetworth, or via Flickr to the PoPville pool. Hoping the power stays on and please stay safe everyone!
From previous storm warnings:
Dealing with Downed Trees
Residents are reminded to stay clear of broken and hanging tree branches, which can fall at any time.
· Please report any downed tree branches by calling 311.
Residents are also reminded to stay away from downed wires, as they could be energized and electrical contact could be fatal. Report downed wires to Pepco by calling 1.877.PEPCO62
Power and Water Outages
To report a power outage, please call Pepco at 1.877.PEPCO62. Customers may report outages online at pepco.com or download Pepco’s smart phone app, pepco.com/mobileapp to report and track outages. To report a water outage, residents can call DC Water at 202.612.3400
Roadways
Motorists are reminded to treat dark intersections as four-way stops and to avoid driving through standing water.
And if your power does go out here is a good guide from USDA:
Any other good advice to add?
Thanks to a reader for sending these photos around 8:45pm. Be super careful if you’re on the roads.
Ed. Note: Last week we also saw some flooding at 11th and Florida Ave. NW.
A reader sends the photo above from 18th and Willard St, NW around 6pm. Anyone else see or hear of trees down?
