Nine years ago tonight (Tuesday) DC got hit by one of the most violent storm complexes in memory,

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1. Oh my, it was crazy.

The wind was howling so loud it was like the sound of a train. We had no electricity for 5 days then it came back on for the better part of a day then went back out for almost 3 more.

It was maddening, we could see houses that had electricity on the other side of the Main Street that ran through our sub division. 2/3 of the houses had power and the rest were out of luck, but could see the lights.

We had some great neighbors that invited us over to help cool us and the dogs. It was hot and humid for days after the storm. We had a block party where everyone dragged their grills to the street and cooked everything in the freezer that had thawed.

On the bright side, out neighborhood Giant and Safeway were on the side of rhe street that had electric, so there were days of “just in time” shopping.

Northern VA was a disaster. It may have been worse than Hurricane Isabel which was just a few years before.