wtop, 90 degrees. it feels like 95. laurel, 92. it is 99 in alexandria.tures at this hour just the west of us in the 80's. , lowers like lower at 100's. to theseook temperatures too slowly fall during the overnight hours. the heat advisory is cancelled d.c.or the we may see an advisory issued the immediate metro area. here are the latest advisories. lot of these warnings -- air to the north. syracuse, 70. i want to quickly show you our futurecast. expect over the next 48 hours, into the morning and around 4:00,orrow will start to develop. of these storms will later tomorrow the overnight. is our forecast. look for stronger storms afternoon, 95-0 hundred reading.x 100-105 degrees. cooler for the upcoming week. keep you on track all of the watches and warnings. a fascinating photo gallery on about storm chasing. >> it has already gotten the thousands of hits. thank you. the tiger, i keep saying his name. trying to get a last shot at glory. >> did he do it? ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] a moment of silence r the internet a as we know it. a revolution in internet

wtop radio a quarter of an inch of rain. chesapeake beach, hardly anything at all. timber interests outside across the board 73 in manassas, quantico is 80 degrees. looking at how the temperatures are still very warm. 85 in minneapolis, a great indication of what is on the way. dew point levels, 70's. very uncomfortable. we are not looking at a record- breaking highs warm enough that we could see heat index readings around 105 degrees. these storms moved very slowly. at one point we had one assault over springfield moving 5 miles per hour. -- we had won the cell over springfield, moving 5 miles per hour. no watches, no warnings to speak of. on and off showers for the day tomorrow. highs will approach the lower 90's. another hot and steamy day ahead. the heat and humidity continue for tuesday and wednesday. a few showers and thunderstorms. upper 60's, below 70's. 90-95 degrees tomorrow. the extended outlook, summer is back. temperatures are well above average. 95 on monday, 97 on tuesday near 100 on wednesday. it is only the middle of july. >> thank you. >> perfect w

over an inch of rain at wtop radio. alexandria, a corporate has fallen. 68 degrees, high of 69. out to the west, the temperatures did not move a lot. the upper 60's martinsburg, 68 winchester, quantico 73. the temperatures will not fall a lot overnight, but off to the west, st. louis 92, 88 indianapolis. the heat and humidity is back in the forecast and we will feel a big difference tomorrow. monday and tuesday, back into the 90's. 7 degrees cooler that we were just 24 hours ago at this time. the satellite radar showers off toward the north and east. doppler radar showing showers breaking off in upper northwest rock creek park, dupont, anacostia. that is where the heavier showers are, but not a lot more the next 48 hours. overnight, patchy fog developing, the temperatures tomorrow into the lower, middle 80's. the heat and humidity is back. monday daytime highs about 90 degrees. tuesday, the heat indices could be as high as 100. 65-73 overnight, not falling a lot. patchy fog breaks up at about 9:00 in the morning. partly sunny skies 82-87. the extended outlook, if you missed the

our final stop takes us to wtop radio, one of the higher elevations, 91 after a high of 93. temperatures are slow to cool this evening. a lot of sunshine for the next couple of hours. 93 in culpeper. in quantico, the heat index fields above 100 . 100 in lexington park. if you're looking for hot and humid air, head to atlanta. they are at 104. yesterday, they hit 106. satellite and radar is quiet and dry across our area right now but our focus is across ohio where another cluster of thunderstorms is beginning to develop. it is a self easterly track and will head a little bit closer. here is columbus. moving south and east. the storm is expected to fall apart as they move closer towards washington. they shared skirt-- should skirt the southern part of our area. fredericksburg might see a pop up thunderstorm to. out to the west, they have severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 11:00 p.m. tonight. we will keep you updated. futurecast calls for a pop-up storms during the day tomorrow. 20%-30% chance. a more humid day on tuesday with a chance for thunderstorms for fourth of

. >> utility executives were grilled on wtop radio today. many customers just learning what we reported yesterday. that maryland utilities can charge customers for revenue lost during the outages because they couldn't supply electricity. >> that's a shared cost across all customers. >> i thought i was paying for something that i received, not something i did not receive. >> they were getting paid when regular citizens are losing out. >> pepco president was on the phone. >> it does apply for the first 24 hours and then beyond that, it does not apply. >> that fee will depend on the amount of electricity used by each customer. andrea mccarren, 9news now. >> now to break it down for you, one advocacy group estimates the cost to be less than a dollar, but it's the principal of charging for something that customers never got. tell us your thoughts on our wusa9 facebook page or via twitter. >>> now to a case of way too much rain. many families are cleaning up from flash floods triggered by a storm. among the casualties, ryan of northwest d.c. he sa

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wtop radio hosted pepco, bge, dominion virginia. one of the questions dealt with how the companies trim trees to prevent the power outages. >> we have done very well in terms of our reliability and i think it shows through in the incidents that we see and then certainly in this last storm where we had 60,000 customers out and we were able to restore power very quickly. >> now, representatives from bge and pepco said they spent more on tree trimming than they used to but often they find that property owners don't want them to trim their trees. >>> two police officers pulling a prank on another officer but it turns out the joke is on them. >> they're not living now. they are looking for new jobs -- they're not laughing now. they're looking for new jobs. details coming up. stay with us. >>> one or two drinks a day may benefit a woman's bone health. researchers a postmenopausal women who are moderate drinkers had a hormone that made their bones stronger. when they stopped drinking, the hormone level dropped. researchers haven't studied

wtop radio ads 93. 97 in alexandria. they had the heat index that feels like 100. speaking of the heat advisory, until 9:00 tonight, it does include the entire metro area and southern maryland. temperatures and 95 winchester heat index around 100 to 110. it feels like 110 at around quantico. temperatures are sizzling, 101 degrees over in detroit. dew point levels are in need lower 70's. that is why the atmosphere is becoming a bit more unstable. a few pop up storms now beginning to develop across the washington metro area. this is exactly where we originally thought. extreme western maryland until 10:00 tonight but no severe thunderstorm watch for the immediate natural. i want to focus on this. this is the latest warning. we do have a few active cells progressing towards the south and east at around 40 miles per hour. we will resume in just a little bit closer -- zoom in just a little bit closer. haymarket's, a chance for a few thunderstorms across your area. it grazes the western part of your area. let's take a look at what is going on with our futurecast. firewor

low 70's at wtop radio in washington. 74 degrees in alexandria.rming over the next couple hours. 72 degrees in winchester and manassas looking at a daytime high of 74. partly cloudy outside at this hour. we will look for a few pop up showers and thunderstorms later this afternoon, but limited to about 25%. more than likely, you will not see anything at all. on the doppler radar there's nothing. it's quiet and dry. futurecast keeps temperatures cooler than i anticipated for today. i think we will see 95 reagan national. even warmer tomorrow with highs approaching 100 degrees. thunderstorms expected for the day on wednesday with cooler air by thursday and friday. here's the forecast for today 92-97, wind out of the west at 5-10. nighttime lows in the '70s. tomorrow 95-100, heat index around 100-105. the extended outlook, cooler and drier on the weekend, daytime high temperatures in the mid '80s. that will feel great by saturday and sunday. wjla.com has the radar and the latest forecasts as well as the daley wonder./ -- daily wonder. the northern lig

it is 82 degrees over at reagan national, 76 degrees at wtop radio, dew point level around 70. silver spring at 76 in maryland. in bristow virginia, of 79 degrees. temperatures across the board are in the '70s for cumberland 70. 71 in martinsburg. fredericksburg reporting 77. the doppler radar is quiet but we will see showers and storms began to pick up in the afternoon. here's the futurecast. daytime highs in the low 90s. tomorrow morning i have concerns. heavy rain depicted across the district, montgomery, and fairfax county round-the-clock tomorrow morning. the showers will move out quickly, then another round tomorrow afternoon. daytime highs will hover in the low 90s. nighttime lows in the '70s. tomorrow, a little cooler at 83-88 degrees. let's get a check on traffic and weather lisa baden. >> i thought we would start with virginia, looks good, moving well. on 66 inside and outside the beltway. nothing to report in tysons where they have been doing construction. looks good on 95 and 395. showing you the pace of traffic moving very well to and from the pentagon on 395 towar

that's outside wtop studio in northwest washington. sandy spring, 78 in oxon hill, 76 in woodbrige.t of the clouds are off to the north and west. once the clouds arrive later today, they will be with us may bebo riday with aftering chance of rain that. this is one computer model that gives us the guidelines for the weather conditions. upper 90s to nearly degrees. showers and storms possible later this afternoon. afternoon storms likely north of the city. then spreading over the area night and overnight. of 72-79 tonight. tomorrow, showers and storms likely, highs around 90. cooler weather by friday. time.om any now to lisa baden for the roads. >> an increase in the volume of woodbridge, on 95.hbound typical ride up to the pentagon. you in this to show picture. the left side of the screen, headed to us is northbound. are in tyson and bethesda, moving well in both the american legion bridge. 270 at father hurley looks good. green light on 66 out of manassas. on the greenway and the dulles toll road. john gonzalez is on the scene a near walker road where they're cutting down a tree. to

they answered questions on wtop about why it took so long to get the power back on and how much it will cost to bury the lines. brad bell live up from one of the hardest-hit areas of the region. >> you can see how bad it was in this neighborhood. the people here were without power for just about one week. what they all agree on as they do not want it to happen again. they cannot agree on what to do about it. >> like a lot of people in bethesda they were without electricity for nearly six days. >> we had to hightail out of here because it was sweltering. >> thoughts have turned from survival to how to avoid a repeat performance. >> there is talk about burying the wires. that would be nice. >> a strongly worded letter that demands the idea they at least explore bearing the utility. several executives cited the cost of $1 billion for the district alone. at this point nobody is rolling it out. >> this discussion will be had by a lot of different parties over the next period of time. >> for 48 hours starting the morning after the storm the 911 caller system went blank. >> the public could no

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mid 70's at wtop radio, 78 in beltsville, maryland. prince william county in manassas at 75 degrees. a little cooler off to the west. in the '70s. 81 degrees in quantico. highs will jump into the 90s today with scattered showers and thunderstorms developing. thesome may become strong. i have concerns tomorrow morning. the rush hour commute. computers indicate heavy rain across montgomery county the district fairfax arlington northern prince george's county. there will be another batch of rain late tomorrow afternoon. some of the weather will stick around for the first half of the weekend. 90-95 for the daytime high tomorrow. showers and thunderstorms. -- 90-95 today, seventies tonight, was and thunderstorms tomorrow. looks great by the weekend on the beaches. >> on 66 eastbound, look at this picture from newschopper 7. this collision eastbound between 50 and 123 is blocking the left hov allane. slowly getting by. orange line customers have an additional way for trains on metro. an earlier situation has been resolved at the vienna stati

wtop radio hosted pepco, dominion, virginia, and smetco. one of the questions dealt with, how the companies trim trees to prevent power outages. >> we have done very well in terms of our reliability. it shows through in the incidents that we see and then certainly in this last storm where we had 60,000 some customers out, which is 40% of our customer base that we were able to restore power quickly. >> representatives from bg and e said they spend more on tree trimming than they used to, but property owners don't want them to trim their trees. another idea to prevent power outages, bury those lines. under proposed legislation, pepco would be required to bury more power lines in the city. one bill seeks a study on burying lines. another calls for commission to identify where they could be buried. >> look what happened in this last storm. where were the large outages? they were where most of the trees fell, downtown didn't have this problem. areas where there is undergrounding didn't have this problem. so while it is true that this is not perf

regional president thomas graham answered customers' questions on wtop radio.tility company invested hundreds of millions of dollars in improvements, including installing underground lines in some areas. >> a $910 million investment to improve service for our customers. part of that included selective undergrounding. there were other components, you know, replacement of an underground cable. we've replaced several hundred miles of underground cable. we've trimmed 400 miles of tree line thus far. we have identified a couple locations in maryland and also a couple locations in the district. >> graham says it would cost billions of dollars to install underground lines in just the district. that is a smaller area than pepco's territory in maryland. >>> today a key piece of equipment could help scientists better understand the east coast earthquake. the 5.8 earthquake rattled the region last august. a small aircraft is supposed to run today packed with sophisticated measuring devices. for the next week or so, the plane will fly over an area near the epicenter coveri