Overnight storms, with wind gusts near 70 mph, toppled trees into D.C.-area homes and onto roads and left thousands without power. Now, the D.C. region braces for another round of stormy weather with more rain and heavy wind gusts on Friday afternoon.
A cluster of strong thunderstorms moved across the area early Friday morning, bringing gusty winds, lightning, and pockets of heavy rain, leaving lasting damage.
Two Maryland school systems announced closures in response to the storms. Prince George’s County Public Schools are closed Friday because many schools and offices lost power. Anne Arundel County Public Schools also announced that four schools would be closed due to a lack of power.
“Downed trees and power lines are also impacting recovery efforts,” Prince George’s County Public Schools said in a statement.
Many are waking up without power. More than 10% of Pepco’s customers in Prince George’s County, Maryland, were still experiencing outages as of 5 a.m. Friday. The utility reported more than 25,000 customers without power in Prince George’s and more than 15,000 in the District.
Meanwhile, in Northern Virginia, more than 51,000 Dominion Energy customers were without power, including nearly 22,000 in Fairfax County and almost 19,000 in Arlington.
The storms left behind a lot of debris and toppled trees. In Prince George’s County, a tree fell onto a home on the 300 block of Wren Court in Kettering, trapping one of its residents. Fire crews helped a juvenile male out of the home and took him to a hospital for evaluation, Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department said.
Collapse, 12:04am 300 block Wren Ct in Kettering. PGFD units on scene of tree into a single-family home with an occupant trapped. 1 juvenile male extricated and transported for evaluation. pic.twitter.com/cEdXNXkrJD
— Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department (@PGFDNews) September 4, 2026
D.C. Fire and EMS evacuated a row house on the 200 block of 8th Street SE after a large tree fell on the roof. No one was hurt, it said.
Two large fallen trees blocked all northbound lanes and one southbound lane on George Washington Memorial Parkway before the Virginia State Route 123 exit, the National Park Service said. On the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, the northbound Maryland State Route 202 exit ramp was blocked by a large tree.
And on Rock Creek Parkway in D.C., a large tree blocked the entire roadway at Ridge Road. Get the latest news on road closures from WTOP Traffic.
Friday will be another “active weather day,” 7News Meteorologist Eileen Whelan said, with showers and thunderstorms increasingly likely to develop in the afternoon and evening.
“Damaging wind gusts will be the main concern, along with heavy rain that could lead to isolated flooding,” Whelan said.
Daytime highs are expected to reach into the mid 90s, and heat index values could top 100.
Severe weather threats should decrease overnight, but pockets of heavy rain and frequent lightning are possible.
Showers could linger into Saturday afternoon, but the rest of the Labor Day weekend will be clearer and cooler.
FRIDAY: Partly cloudy, with showers and thunderstorms increasingly likely during the afternoon and evening.
Highs: 90-95 | Heat Index: 97-103
Winds: Northwest 5-10 mph
FRIDAY NIGHT: Cloudy with rain, storm chances
Lows: 69-75
Winds: North 5 mph
SATURDAY: Cloudy to partly sunny
Highs: 78-83
Winds: North 5-10 mph
SUNDAY: Sunny to partly cloudy
High: 78-83
Winds: Northeast
LABOR DAY: Sunny to partly cloudy
Highs: 79-83
Winds: Northeast to Southeast 5-10 mph
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