The National Cathedral isn't the only thing taking a beating thanks to the ferocity of a deluge which caught many by surprise -- the District's drivers are also having a rough go of it. more ›

As we noted yesterday, it was the District's trees which took the brunt of Hurricane Irene's force over the weekend -- in fact, the city has announced that they've collected more than 267 tons of tree debris in the days since the storm. more ›

It might not be as dramatic as similar videos captured during snowmaggedons of yore, but time lapse again appears to be the method of choice for documenting last weekend's storm. more ›

The District got a brief taste of the severe storms which brought Chicago to its knees yesterday, and as clouds rolled in, this editor's first thoughts turned to those who had congregated at Fort Reno. more ›

As the Post's Mike DeBonis reported last night, some Twitter users predictably took to the social networking service to criticize the District's response to the storm that hit the city overnight. Most prominent amongst the complainers may have been ABC's Jake Tapper, who not only wondered where all the plows were but also pondered recruiting Newark Mayor Cory Booker to help D.C. deal with the cleanup efforts. more ›

Good morning, Washington. Well, that had to have rivaled the longest evening commute on record, did it not? Between five to twelve inches of snow fell around the region in a span of but a few hours, leading to one of the messier evenings we can recall: northbound traffic on the George Washington Parkway only reopened this morning, passengers were stuck on buses for up to five hours, and D.C. Councilmember Tommy Wells reports that a plow driver told him that rush hour traffic didn't die down until 1 a.m. Crazy. Did you abandon your car in the city last night and can't find it today? You should call the Department of Public Works at (202) 541-6083 to see if it was towed. More information you need to know today: more ›

I know, we've been a little photo heavy today. But what are you going to do when the most exciting things happening are the weather and people Monday-morning quarterbacking the egregious bad call on the weather by D.C. meteorologists? Most everyone is either trapped in their Christmas vacation locales or staying inside for one reason or another. Either way, I always look forward to NASA's release of satellite images anytime we get some big weather event – nothing puts into perspective the massive size and destructiveness of a hurricane or the pure blanket coverage of a regional thunderstorm like seeing it from above. more ›

The snow storm conditions up and down the Northeastern seaboard are still causing many delays and cancellations, stranding our friends and neighbors around the region. Below are the latest status on travel conditions, but be advised, if you have the gall to take a photograph or two of the massive cancellation boards in your airport terminal, a gaggle of JetBlue officers may surround you, force you to delete your photos and escort you from the premises. Don't bother asking the Port Authority Police for assistance, as they don't know the law either and might confiscate your press card just for asking them to take report down. more ›

So, yeah, about that rain. The most recent estimates for rainfall in the D.C.metro area tonight are anywhere between one and four inches, thanks to Tropical Storm Nicole, which has created a sheath of green radar that's currently draped over the eastern seaboard like a silky negligee. The good news is that inland folks like us aren't supposed to get the same kind of high winds which caused so much damage when storms bullied their way through the region in August. It won't be pleasant, though, if you're planning on flying or driving anywhere during the storm, which is scheduled to get started around now, hit peak power overnight and continue well into tomorrow. more ›

...yeah, you might want to prepare yourself for some more rain around these parts. And soon. more ›

We thought it might be a good idea to update you on some of the post-storm cleanup that is happening around the District. Pepco -- whose outage map as of 11:35 a.m. is above -- currently reports more than 100,000 outages in its service area. The utility admitted that power could, once again, take days to restore in certain areas. more ›

That was some storm this morning, eh? I'm sure that the intrepid photographers who frequent this website certainly have images of this morning's doom and gloom that they'd like to share with the world. We'll keep this post updated as the day goes on -- but only if you send in the images of damage, flooding, traffic, Metro delays or anything storm-related in your area to our tipline, or upload your photos into our DCist Flickr pool (just don't forget to tag them with "DCist"!). more ›

Yesterday afternoon, a massive thunderstorm tore through Alexandria like Superman through a phone book -- the damage was so extensive, that the Mayor of Alexandria told reporters last night, without hyperbole, that the Del Ray area of town looked like a "war zone." DCist staff photographer Meaghan Gay, a resident of Alexandria, documented the area in the immediate aftermath; a large number of Virginia homes are still without power this afternoon. more ›

There's plenty of fallout from the severe thunderstorm that rumbled through D.C. a couple of hours ago. As of this moment, Pepco is reporting about 73,000 power outages. It seems like Alexandria really got the worst of it; we're hearing that traffic there is a total mess thanks to road blockages and traffic light outages. In addition, the Yellow and Blue lines are currently experiencing delays due to a broken canopy at the King Street station. Arrivals at National and Dulles are reportedly delayed of 75 to 90 minutes due to the thunderstorms. Several trees in the District are also down, and a tipster emails us to tell us that the George Washington Parkway is also closed in both directions right now due to downed trees. There are additional storm cells to the west of the District which might bring more lightning and rain our way tonight; if you're driving this evening, be sure to exercise plenty of caution and be prepared for random delays. more ›

The scene outside the windows here at DCist headquarters has gotten mighty dark all of a sudden. A rather large thunderstorm is just starting to make its way across the District, seen above on radar about fifteen minutes ago. A severe thunderstorm warning and watch are currently in effect -- here's hoping you brought your umbrella. more ›

Here we go again? The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Washington, D.C., effective until 7 p.m. this evening. Our friends at the Capital Weather Gang are predicting that some strong storms could roll their way into D.C. -- though so far, most of the activity has been concentrated between Washington and Baltimore. Winds up to 70 miles per hour are possible, something I'm sure that anyone who just got their power turned back on back yesterday is incredibly pleased to hear. In short, if you've got outdoor plans this evening, you'll probably want to keep a close eye on the radar and pack the study umbrella. more ›

Pepco officials expect to reestablish full service to most of the utility's coverage area by Thursday morning. If you still do not have power by 3 p.m. today, call 1-877-PEPCO-62 for a better indication of when electricity in their area will be restored. (But hey, at least their outage map, in all its technicolor majesty, is back up and running!) Approximately 24,000 people are still without power in the District. more ›

Yesterday, NASA's Earth Observatory released this awesome image of Sunday's huge thunderstorm, created by the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite. We highly recommend taking a look at the animation of the storm, which is mighty impressive, even though what's depicted has made a whole lot of people on the ground pretty miserable over the last 48 hours. more ›

Mayor Adrian Fenty and friends held a press conference this afternoon to update us on the work that's being done to restore power and clean up from yesterday's massive rain storm. Fenty said that, despite significant damage, there had been no fatalities in the city as a result of the storm. DDOT Director Gabe Klein noted that there had been a total of 303 reports of tree damage, and that 65 intersections in the District were still without functioning traffic signals. City clean up units are waiting on Pepco to deal with downed power lines at as many as 100 sites so that they can proceed with tree removal. more ›

It's a good reminder of how small we really are: when the sky turns angry, there's little that we can do about it but run inside or hope that our flimsy umbrellas don't snap inside out. Our pool photographers, on the other hand, have no issues with challenging such furious aerial developments -- take a peek at some of the images from yesterday's big storm we culled from DCist's Flickr pool. more ›

No more Metrobus service tonight, and none tomorrow. So don't bother waiting! more ›

The National Weather Service has put out an updated Winter Storm Warning that calls for 20 to 30 inches of total snow accumulation, with some locations in excess of 30 inches. They're now using phrases to describe travel conditions during this storm like "extremely dangerous" and "life threatening." more ›

Imagine being under .500 and facing down a 19-11 team that you lost to by 10 points a week ago. Their leading scorer is out with an injury -- but so is yours. You're trying to beat a team that's won six straight, while you've gone 2-4. more ›

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Check out these photos taken at 5:30 p.m. at the East Falls Church Metro station, where downed power lines have shut down Orange line travel in both directions. Metro has finally issued a full press release on what's happening down there. Based on these images, if you're heading out on the Orange line, our best advice would be to stay in the city tonight until much, much later, if not crash on a friend's couch. more ›

Deluge '08? more ›

Haven't had enough of the severe weather we've been experiencing over the last several days? The National Weather Service says more of it is already upon us. A severe thunderstorm warning and a tornado watch have both been issued until 8 p.m. A line of storms are now approaching western Frederick, Loudoun and Fauquier counties, and will move through the metro area over the next few hours. more ›

Our Pilgrim cousins to the north have been having all the wintry fun of late. While we sit here in the mid-Atlantic frantically wondering if we'll get snow instead of an annoying, ice-cold spritz, Boston gets about eight inches of commute-snarling precip. Why do they get all the snow AND all the good sports teams? more ›

This is a great time of the year for beer lovers. Winter, more than any other season, is when craft brewers get a chance to flex their creativity and brew some unusual beers that satisfy the palate and warm the heart. Although many have traditionally been called Christmas beers, most brewers these days are going with some variation on the "winter" theme, in a large part because of the stigma of seeing a "Christmas" beer... more ›