Sunday, July 01, 2012

BETHESDA STORM SHOTS: PHOTOS FROM THE STORM OF THE CENTURY

Here are photos from around Bethesda, in the aftermath of the Storm of the Century:

80 MPH wind shear hit Foong Lin restaurant
"Uh oh, better get MAACO!"

Stop means stop - except in Bethesda!
Bethesda natives know to head to Talbert's on River Road
for ice when power goes out - the line was out the door!

River Road was closed between Springfield Drive and
Ridgefield Road due to storm damage.

This is River Road, looking [south]east towards Washington, D.C.
T2 Metrobuses joined all traffic on Ridgefield Rd. detour.
Another victim of 80 MPH wind shear was this tree
just north of downtown Bethesda [Photo: David Heyman]
Police tape prevents drivers from turning at
dark intersection of Wisconsin and Norfolk Avenues.
Ice Truckers of Bethesda!  Business was booming for
this truck selling ice at 7-11 on Fairmont Avenue.
Soccer fans arriving at Union Jack's for Euro Cup 2012 finals
were greeted by these signs announcing the bar
was closed due to power outage.
By the evening of July 2, most power in downtown Bethesda had
been restored.  This was the view looking north on Norfolk Ave.

Bold Bite, BlackFinn and Veterans Park
were ready for the summer crowds.
A Florida Light and Power crew that just finished a job in Bethesda
rushes to batten down the hatches as a thunderstorm hits on July 3.

A Bethesda resident's helpful note directing Pepco to a
dangerous situation off River Road.

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