{"id":1993731,"date":"2023-08-07T21:31:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T01:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wild-dc-weather-shuts-down-nations-capital-early-causing-traffic-and-travel-nightmares\/"},"modified":"2023-08-07T21:34:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T01:34:00","slug":"wild-dc-weather-shuts-down-nations-capital-early-causing-traffic-and-travel-nightmares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wild-dc-weather-shuts-down-nations-capital-early-causing-traffic-and-travel-nightmares\/","title":{"rendered":"Severe DC weather forces early shutdown, triggers traffic and travel chaos."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwild-dc-weather-shuts-down-nations-capital-early-causing-traffic-and-travel-nightmares%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1993731&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Federal Employees\u200b Ordered to Leave Office Early \u200bAmid Severe Storm Warnings<\/h2>\n<p>The federal Office of Personnel \u200dManagement\u200d (OPM) has issued \u200dan order for federal employees to leave their offices early on Monday due to severe storm warnings\u200b in the Washington, D.C., area. The storms, which brought \u200ca tornado watch until 9 p.m., have prompted many establishments in the Beltway area to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-night-restaurant-owners-want-to-play-fair-so-far-they-say-newsom-hasnt\/\" title=\"Late-night restaurant owners want to play fair. So far, they say, Newsom hasn't\">close early<\/a> or adjust their operating hours.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Employees should depart \u200c2 hours earlier than their normal departure time and may request Unscheduled Leave to depart prior to their \u2062staggered\u200b departure time. All employees <strong>Must Depart<\/strong> \u200bno\u2063 later than 3:00 at \u200dwhich time Federal offices are <strong>Closed<\/strong>,&#8221; OPM said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Severe Storms Pose Widespread Threat<\/h3>\n<p>The National Weather Service has \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-coronavirus-rules-are-stifling-free-speech-on-campus\/\" title=\"Report: Coronavirus Rules Are Stifling Free Speech On Campus\">issued warnings<\/a> for &#8220;dangerous storms with widespread very strong winds, large hail, and a\u200c few tornadoes.&#8221; This is the first time in about a decade that \u200dthe\u200c weather service has assigned a Level 4 out of 5 risk for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tornado-watch-in-effect-for-southeast-thunderstorms-to-hit-near-coast\/\" title=\"Tornado watch in effect for Southeast, thunderstorms to hit near coast\">severe storms<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As commuters \u2062headed home early, they encountered treacherous conditions on the roads\u200d due to the torrential rain.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The roads\u200b are not visible \u2062here in Loudoun County. Cars are pulling over and I\u2019m sitting in an underpass. There\u2019s debris and branches\u200b on the road. This is not\u2064 safe, guys,&#8221; one woman shared on social media.<\/p>\n<p>She added, &#8220;It\u2019s heading towards the stadium.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Concerns arose among fans of the singer P!nk, who \u2063were\u200d gathered outside \u200cNationals Park, as the clouds\u2062 and rain\u200c moved in over\u2062 the venue. Many took to social media to speculate whether\u2064 the concert would be canceled.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-j-declares-state-of-emergency-as-severe-winter-storm-brings-snow-and-high-winds\/\" title=\"N.J. declares state of emergency as severe winter storm brings snow and high winds\">severe weather<\/a>, Nationals Park announced that the concert would go on &#8220;rain or shine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>First lady\u200b Jill Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wild-dc-weather-shuts-down-nations-capital-early-causing-traffic-and-travel-nightmares\/\" title=\"Severe DC weather forces early shutdown, triggers traffic and travel chaos.\">planned education initiative event<\/a> at the White House was canceled due to the weather.<\/p>\n<p>The storms also wreaked havoc on air \u2064travel, affecting flights at Reagan National Airport, Washington \u2062Dulles International Airport, and Baltimore\/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. More than 1,200 \u200bflights were \u2064canceled, and at least 10 airports were grounded due \u2062to the storms.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Absolute nightmare trying to \u2062fly out from the East Coast,&#8221; Fox meteorologist Steve Bender said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>By 5 p.m., the storm had created\u200b a stunning formation in the sky over the nation&#8217;s capital, with an ominous &#8220;shelf cloud&#8221; \u2063looming over the Washington\u200d Monument.<\/p>\n<p>The powerful \u2062winds accompanying the storm caused power outages, leaving over 46,000 customers without power in northern Virginia\u2064 by 6 p.m. In\u2064 Maryland and Washington, D.C., over\u200c 2,000 Pepco clients\u200c were also\u200c affected.<\/p>\n<p>By \u200d6:45 p.m., the storm had moved over \u2062to the\u2062 Annapolis \u200band Baltimore\u2064 region. \u2062In Hagerstown, Maryland, large hail was reported \u200cduring the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ\u200b MORE FROM \u200dTHE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The federal Office of Personnel Management instructed federal employees to leave work early due to storm warnings in Washington, D.C. The area was under a tornado watch until 9 p.m., leading to early closures and adjusted hours in many Beltway locations. 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