At one point, 179,000 customers in Maryland were without power, officials said.
Trees fell onto houses and roads in many places as winds gusted to more than 60 mph amid a period of pelting rain and clattering hailstones. The storm swept west to east across the region, sparing few, if any, jurisdictions.
In College Park and nearby Berwyn, thickets of fallen trees and broken branches sprawled across storm-soaked streets, according to a witness.The storm, darkening the skies as it swept from West Virginia toward the Washington area, proved a riveting spectacle to many, as lightning flickered repeatedly and raced to the ground in jagged streaks.
In Montgomery County, at least two houses were struck by falling trees in the Olney area alone, according to Pete Piringer, spokesman for the county fire and rescue service.
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