WATCH: Storms topple trees, cause rushing water in the DMV

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A wave of scattered heavy rains and storms barreled through the region on Thursday in what was -yet another- DMV First Warn Day.

Many DC News Now viewers in the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia area shared photos and videos of rushing water, dark clouds, and the occasional bolt of lightning.

At around 5:30 p.m., a toppled tree caused damage to a couple of cars near The Chesapeake Apartments in Northwest D.C.

One viewer on X captured rushing water near Booze Creek in Bethesda, Md. They said there was so much rain that the runoff couldn’t get through the opening.

Sami in Howard County’s Ellicott City captured a few drone shots of the dark, rolling clouds.

Edward McPike Jr., a viewer on X, captured the moment storms started rolling into Ashburn, Va.

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