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800,000 Power Outages Reported After Fierce Storms Blast Mid-Atlantic

Dennis Mersereau · 06/23/15 08:11PM

A line of intense thunderstorms rolled through the I-95 corridor this evening during the height of rush hour, stranding commuters, tearing down trees and power lines, damaging buildings, and even injuring a few people. After the rain wound down, more than 800,000 customers from D.C. to New Jersey were without power.