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| event_type | Funnel Cloud |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,270,233 |
| episode_id | 1,123,609 |
| begin_utc | 2001-09-24T21:12:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 2001-09-24T21:19:00+00:00 |
| state | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
| cz_type | C |
| cz_name | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| wfo_source | GENERAL PUBLIC |
| episode_narrative | A rope-like tornado crossed the 14th Street bridge from Arlington into the District early in the evening on the 24th. The F0 tornado skipped along for 2 miles from the bridge to just northeast of the Capitol before it dissipated. The weather observer at Ronald Reagan National Airport watched the tornado weaken into its rope stage as it crossed the bridge. The observer also noted another funnel cloud coming down next to the the weakening tornado. He watched as the tornado passed the Jefferson Monument and tracked over the Washington Monument before losing track of it. Along the river and the Tidal Basin, a few trees were downed. Small branches were downed across Independence Avenue about 1/2 mile east of the Lincoln Memorial. The tornado tracked by the Smithsonian museums, along the Mall, and toward the Capitol. An eyewitness saw swirling tree branches and leaves at the intersection of 7th Street and the Mall from his office window on D Street NW. A staffer at the Senate Office Building across the street from the north side of the Capitol spotted the tornado picking up leaves and trash as it went by. Another eyewitness saw a "funnel cloud" pass directly over Union Station. The last known damage from the twister was a downed tree on Randolph Place, near the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue and New York Avenue. The tornado which was observed to be "more horizontal than vertical" finally dissipated near this location. However, the second funnel cloud continued to hang from the storm as it tracked northeast by McMillian Reservoir and Children's Hospital. The fire department near Children's Hospital noted high wind and trees bending when the funnel cloud went by, but no damage was found. This funnel cloud touched down a few minutes later as a deadly F3 tornado in the suburb of College Park, Maryland. |
| event_narrative | The thunderstorm which produced a tornado from the Tidal Basin to just northeast of Capitol also produced a funnel cloud which traveled over the McMillan Reservoir and Children's Hospital area before moving into Prince George's County, Maryland. |
| year | 2,001 |
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