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Nine years ago tonight (Tuesday) DC got hit by one of the most violent storm complexes in memory, [View all]
the 2012 derecho. It swept through after DC's hottest June day on record when it hit 104 degrees. Winds roared to 60-80 mph toppling thousands of trees. From the archives, here's CWG recap written the day after: https://wapo.st/3joRNG0
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