Maryland lightning strike caught on camera amid severe thunderstorms
A resident's home security camera caught the lightning strike on video
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Silver Spring, Maryland resident's home security camera caught a terrifying lightning strike on video this week amid severe thunderstorms in the area.
The resident shared the video of the neighborhood lightning strike on Wednesday with FOX-affiliate WTTG.
Thousands of residents in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area were without power earlier this week as thunderstorms rolled through Virginia, D.C., and Maryland, WTTG reports.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}SEVERE MIDWEST STORMS LEAVE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS WITHOUT POWER
On Tuesday, another lightning strike in Montgomery County ignited a fire at Millhaven Condos, causing $2 million in damage and displacing more than two dozen residents, according to the Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Scattered thunderstorms are expected in the D.C. area on Saturday and Sunday.