and meteorologist doug kammerer says that we didn't get a lot of it here in our area, but folks in richmondit loud and clea clear. >> that's it. it is a rare kind of winter thunderstorm that happens during intense snowstorms like the ones we have had this week, and sometimes there is even lightning. >>> well, that is a sound of progress, some leesburg residents say that the plows did with wa what they are supposed to and now it is their turn. they got out early to try to dig out, and try to get back to normal, but unfortunately, some found they had flat tires under all of t others plan to put off the cleanup hoping that the sun would do the job for them. >> and in montgomery county, in gaithersburg, they lifted the snow emergency this morning, and like so many other communities the digging out is going to continue through the weekend and especially on the messy side streets. there is a message on the emergency website saying to clear the sidewalks to make it easier for the pedestrians with with the children heading back to school next week. >> we have coverage of the cleanup continuing in m