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Good morning, Washington. If our Twitter inboxes are any indication, most everyone in town was woken up by the powerful thunder and lightning that visited our fair city this morning. Keep that in mind as you deal with your fellow commuters and co-workers today. Apply coffee and gentle understanding as needed.

D.C. Handled Inauguration Well, Report Says: We touched on the news yesterday that the District is getting fully reimbursed for all of its Inauguration-related expenses this year, and now the Post has a rundown of a D.C. Homeland and Emergency Management Agency report that touts the city’s handling of the massive, historic event. “As a result of the District’s robust planning and operational support to the Inauguration, the emergency preparedness community has gained valuable insight into special event planning,” the report says. Not really addressed in the report? The Purple Tunnel of Doom.

Primary Voting in Virginia: It’s election day in Virginia today, with Democratic voters heading to the primary polls to select among a field of three gubernatorial hopefuls. Turnout is expected to be rather low, despite a recent rash of TV spots from the candidates.

Briefly Noted: Man shot and killed in police-involved shooting in Trinidad, prompting angry neighborhood reaction … Two youths injured in Southeast crowd shooting … Man’s body found on National Mall … West Nile virus found across Fairfax County … Capitol Visitor Center briefly evacuated yesterday due to suspicious package.

This Day in DCist: In 2008, and Orange Line train derailed between Rosslyn and Courthouse.