Lightning kills Falls Church man.(Metropolitan)(Region)

0 Comments | Washington Times, The, August, 2000 | by Williams, Clarence

Metropolitan area residents yesterday were cleaning up after a severe thunderstorm ripped through trees and power lines Monday night, leaving one man dead and thousands without electricity. At its worst, Potomac Electric Power Co. and Virginia Power reported about 84,000 customers without lights.

The numbers diminished throughout yesterday. By 10:30 last night, just 6,000 Pepco customers were without power. Most were expected to have their power restored by midnight, although residents in Southeast, Capitol Heights, Suitland and Upper Marlboro likely will remain in the dark until noon today. In Virginia, the outages totalled 1,500, mostly in Alexandria, Arlington and Falls Church. Meanwhile, a lightning strike killed a man standing near a tree at...